The Madelia Blackhawks softball team scored 8 runs and held the visiting New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers to 5 in the Blackhawks non-league win on Friday.

The Blackhawks now sport a 4-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Blooming Prairie for a non-league battle on Saturday, April 26. Madelia will confront a Awesome Blossoms team coming off a 11-3 non-league loss to Cleveland (Cleveland, MN). The Awesome Blossoms record now stands at 0-9.

With the loss, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva falls to 1-9 on the year. The Panthers travel to Cleveland (Cleveland, MN) to play the Clippers in a non-league game on Friday, April 25. The Clippers enter the game with a record of 7-1. Cleveland 0-0 in their recent non-league game against Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman (Granada, MN)