St. Francis Mariners (St. Francis, WI) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Brown Deer Falcons (Brown Deer, WI), 27-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Mariners now own a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they host Living Word Lutheran for a Midwest Classic challenge on Tuesday, April 18. St. Francis will battle a Timberwolves squad coming off a 15-0 non-league loss to Shoreland Lutheran (Somers, WI). The Timberwolves record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Brown Deer falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to West Allis Central (West Allis, WI) to battle the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 17. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a record of 0-6. West Allis Central lost 18-0 in their recent non-league challenge against New Berlin Eisenhower (New Berlin, WI)