The Marquette Crusaders (Ottawa, IL) softball the visiting Lexington Minutemen (Lexington, IL), 8-5 in Monday's non-league outing.

The Crusaders now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Kewanee for a non-league outing on Tuesday, March 18. Marquette will encounter a Boilermakers team coming off a 4-3 non-league win over LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL). The Boilermakers record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Lexington moves to 0-1 on the season. The Minutemen travel to Henry-Senachwine (Henry, IL) to encounter the Mallards in a non-league outing on Wednesday, March 19. The Mallards come into the outing with a record of 1-0. Henry-Senachwine won 10-0 in their recent non-league outing against Princeville (Princeville, IL)