The crowd at Monday's non-league match between the Elida Bulldogs (Elida, OH) and the visiting Bluffton Pirates (Bluffton, OH), saw Elida's softball squad nip Bluffton by a count of 4-2.

The Bulldogs now sport a 2-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Shawnee for a Western Buckeye match on Tuesday, April 6. Elida will face a Indians squad coming off a 9-4 non-league loss to Parkway (Rockford, OH). The Indians record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Bluffton falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Pirates host Paulding (Paulding, OH) to face the Panthers in a Northwest match on Monday, April 19. The Panthers enter the match with a record of 4-2.