St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish (Akron, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Canton Central Catholic Crusaders (Canton, OH), 10-8 in a non-league challenge.

The Fighting Irish now own a 6-3 record. They take the field next when they host Northwest for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, April 17. St. Vincent-St. Mary will battle a Indians squad coming off a 21-2 non-league loss to Washington (Massillon, OH). The Indians record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Canton Central Catholic falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Crusaders host Lake Center Christian (Hartville, OH) to battle the Tiger in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, April 17. The Tiger enter the game with a record of 1-2. Lake Center Christian lost 14-1 in their recent non-league game against Mogadore (Mogadore, OH)