The crowd at Saturday's non-league bout between the Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds (Mahnomen, MN) and the host Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN), observed Mahnomen/Waubun's softball team get by Pine River-Backus by a tally of 9-5.

The Thunderbirds (3-3) will now prepare for their bout against East Grand Forks (East Grand Forks, MN). The Green Wave go into the non-league bout with a 3-1 record. In their last bout, East Grand Forks tipped Mahnomen/Waubun (Mahnomen, MN), 10-0, in a non-league bout.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers (Cass Lake, MN) in a Upper Mississippi bout, on Monday, April 14. Pine River-Backus will attempt to advance on its 1-3 season record. The Panthers go into the bout with a 0-1 record after their 15-0 league loss to Laporte (Laporte, MN).