Normal Community Ironmen (Normal, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL), 3-2 in a league challenge.

The Ironmen now own a 5-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Pontiac for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 15. Normal Community will battle a Indians squad coming off a 16-1 league win over Rantoul (Rantoul, IL). The Indians record now stands at 6-2.

With the loss, Bloomington falls to 7-4 on the campaign. The Purple raiders travel to Morton (Morton, IL) to battle the Potters in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 18. The Potters enter the challenge with a record of 2-8. Morton lost 16-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Normal Community (Normal, IL)