The Paynesville Bulldogs softball team (Paynesville, MN), was routed 5-1 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the visiting Luverne Cardinals (Luverne, MN)

The Cardinals now own a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they host Fairmont for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 22. Luverne will battle a Cardinals squad coming off a 16-5 non-league win over Worthington (Worthington, MN). The Cardinals record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Paynesville falls to 2-8 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Minneota (Minneota, MN) to battle the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 20. The Vikings enter the challenge with a record of 3-0. Minneota won 12-2 in their recent league challenge against Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls, MN)