St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Zeeland West Dux (Zeeland, MI), 2-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Bears now own a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Central for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 16.

With the loss, Zeeland West falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Dux travel to Union (Grand Rapids, MI) to face the Red Hawks in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 16. The Red Hawks enter the challenge with a record of 0-2. Union lost 18-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Zeeland East (Zeeland, MI)