Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights (Lake Crystal, MN) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Chatfield Gophers (Chatfield, MN), 5-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Knights now own a 6-0 record. They take the field next when they host Martin County West for a Valley challenge on Tuesday, April 23. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial will battle a Mavericks squad coming off a 7-3 non-league win over Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian, MN). The Mavericks record now stands at 3-2.

With the loss, Chatfield falls to 6-2 on the campaign. The Gophers host Rushford-Peterson (Rushford, MN) to battle the Trojans in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 23. The Trojans enter the challenge with a record of 3-4. Rushford-Peterson won 8-7 in their recent non-league match against Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander (Grand Meadow, MN)