Pequot Lakes Patriots (Pequot Lakes, MN) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Royalton Royals (Royalton, MN), 13-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Patriots now own a 1-2 record. They take the field next when they host Osakis for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 15. Pequot Lakes will battle a Silverstreaks squad coming off a 13-9 non-league loss to Sauk Centre (Sauk Centre, MN). The Silverstreaks record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Royalton falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Royals travel to Kimball (Kimball, MN) to battle the Cubs in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 15. The Cubs enter the challenge with a record of 2-0. Kimball won 10-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake, MN)