The Shepard Astros softball team scored 3 runs and held the visiting Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish to 2 in the Astros non-league win on Saturday.

The Astros now possess a 7-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Blue Island Eisenhower for a South Suburban battle on Monday, April 14. Shepard will confront a Cardinals team coming off a 21-15 non-league loss to Stagg (Palos Hills, IL). The Cardinals record now stands at 5-5.

With the loss, Bishop McNamara moves to 4-4 on the season. The Fightin' irish host Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL) to confront the in a Chicagoland Christian battle on Monday, April 14. The come into the battle with a record of 5-1. Chicago Hope Academy won 21-1 in their recent non-league battle against Proviso East (Maywood, IL)