The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Ellsworth Panthers (Ellsworth, WI) and the host St. Croix Central Panthers (Hammond, WI), saw Ellsworth's softball squad nip St. Croix Central by a count of 8-7.

The Panthers now sport a 6-0 record. They take the field next when they host Hudson for a non-league match on Friday, April 12. Ellsworth will face a Raiders squad coming off a 11-7 league loss to Chippewa Falls (Chippewa Falls, WI). The Raiders record now stands at 3-2.

With the loss, St. Croix Central falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Somerset (Somerset, WI) to meet the Spartans in a Middle Border battle on Tuesday, April 16. The Spartans go into the battle with a record of 3-1. Somerset won 6-3 in their recent league battle against Prescott (Prescott, WI)