North Polars (North St. Paul, MN) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Hastings Raiders (Hastings, MN), 9-5 in a league challenge.

The Polars now own a 6-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hill-Murray for a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 25. North will battle a Pioneers squad coming off a 14-5 league loss to Tartan (Oakdale, MN). The Pioneers record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Hastings falls to 3-3 on the campaign. The Raiders host Simley (Inver Grove Heights, MN) to battle the Spartans in a Classic Suburban challenge on Thursday, April 25. The Spartans enter the challenge with a record of 7-5. Simley lost 9-8 in their recent non-league challenge against Mahtomedi (Mahtomedi, MN)