Village Christian Crusaders (Sun Valley, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Maranatha Minutemen (Pasadena, CA), 10-3 in a league challenge.

The Crusaders now own a 4-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Whittier Christian for a Olympic challenge on Tuesday, March 26. Village Christian will face a Heralds squad coming off a 21-0 league win over Maranatha (Pasadena, CA). The Heralds record now stands at 13-6.

With the loss, Maranatha falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The Minutemen travel to Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia, CA) to face the Kares in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 27. The Kares enter the challenge with a record of 7-4. Rio Hondo Prep won 15-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Bishop Conaty-Loretto (Los Angeles, CA)