Elmwood Park Tigers (Elmwood Park, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Ridgewood Rebels (Norridge, IL), 4-2 in a league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 9-2 record. They take the field next when they host Leyden for a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 20. Elmwood Park will battle a Eagles squad coming off a 15-4 league loss to Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 7-4.

With the loss, Ridgewood falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Rebels travel to Westmont (Westmont, IL) to battle the Sentinels in a Metro Suburban challenge on Saturday, April 20. The Sentinels enter the challenge with a record of 1-7. Westmont lost 17-0 in their recent league challenge against Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL)