Elgin Maroons (Elgin, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Aurora East Tomcats (Aurora, IL), 19-4 in a league challenge.

The Maroons now own a 3-9 record. They take the field next when they host Harvest Christian Academy for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 19. Elgin will battle a Lions squad coming off a 20-10 non-league loss to Elgin (Elgin, IL). The Lions record now stands at 1-8.

With the loss, Aurora East falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Tomcats host Glenbard East (Lombard, IL) to battle the Rams in a Upstate Eight challenge on Friday, April 19. The Rams enter the challenge with a record of 8-4. Glenbard East won 3-2 in their recent league challenge against Bartlett (Bartlett, IL)