The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Minneapolis Lions (Minneapolis, KS) and the visiting Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS), saw Minneapolis's softball squad nip Ellsworth by a count of 8-7.

The Lions now sport a 6-2 record. They take the field next when they host Southeast of Saline for a non-league match on Tuesday, April 25. Minneapolis will face a Trojans squad coming off a 1-0 non-league loss to Beloit (Beloit, KS). The Trojans record now stands at 6-2.

With the loss, Ellsworth falls to 7-2 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Spearville (Spearville, KS) to face the Lancers in a non-league match on Friday, April 21. The Lancers enter the match with a record of 9-3. Spearville lost 16-15 in their recent non-league match against Bucklin (Bucklin, KS)