Belvidere North Blue Thunder (Belvidere, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Freeport Pretzels (Freeport, IL), 6-5 in a league challenge.

The Blue Thunder now sport a 8-8 record. They play next when they travel to Boylan Catholic for a Northern Illinois NIC-9 match on Friday, April 26. Belvidere North will meet a Titans squad coming off a 18-3 league loss to Hononegah (Rockton, IL). The Titans record now stands at 2-9.

With the loss, Freeport moves to 12-4 on the season. The Pretzels host Rockford East (Rockford, IL) to meet the E-Rabs in a Northern Illinois NIC-9 match on Friday, April 26. The E-Rabs go into the match with a record of 0-12. Rockford East lost 20-0 in their recent league match against Belvidere (Belvidere, IL)