The Marathon Olympians (Marathon, NY) softball nipped the visiting Newark Valley Cardinals (Newark Valley, NY), 19-18 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Olympians (2-2) will now prepare for their bout against Moravia (Moravia, NY). The Blue Devils go into the Section 4 Interscholastic - North Small bout with a 2-2 record. In their last bout, Moravia held off Newfield (Newfield, NY), 9-2, in a non-league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Southern Cayuga for a non-league bout on Wednesday, April 24.