The crowd at Monday's non-league match between the Maple Grove Crimson (Maple Grove, MN) and the visiting Hopkins Royals (Minnetonka, MN), saw Maple Grove's softball squad nip Hopkins by a count of 5-4.

The Crimson now sport a 2-1 record. They take the field next when they host Osseo for a Northwest Suburban match on Tuesday, April 16. Maple Grove will face a Orioles squad coming off a 3-2 non-league loss to Jefferson (Bloomington, MN). The Orioles record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Hopkins falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Royals travel to Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, MN) to face the Eagles in a Lake match on Wednesday, April 17. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 3-2. Eden Prairie won 6-5 in their recent league match against Edina (Edina, MN)