The Marquette Crusaders got by the visiting Lexington Minutemen softball squad by a count of 7-6 in Saturday's non-league battle.

The Crusaders (7-2) will now prepare for their battle against Seneca (Seneca, IL). The Fighting Irish go into the Tri-County battle with a 17-3 record. In their last battle, Seneca nudged Hall (Spring Valley, IL), 15-9, in a non-league battle.

The Minutemen now sport a 8-5 record. They play next when they travel to Eureka for a Heart of Illinois battle on Monday, May 24. Lexington will meet a Hornets squad coming off a 6-3 non-league loss to Putnam County (Granville, IL). The Hornets record now stands at 8-8.