The crowd at Friday's league match between the Athens Bluejays (Athens, WI) and the visiting Marathon Red Raiders (Marathon, WI), saw Athens's softball squad nip Marathon by a count of 8-6.

The Bluejays now sport a 8-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Chequamegon for a Marawood - North match on Tuesday, April 30. Athens will face a Screaming Eagles squad coming off a 2-1 non-league win over Newman (Wausau, WI). The Screaming Eagles record now stands at 8-1.

With the loss, Marathon falls to 4-10 on the campaign. The Red raiders travel to Auburndale (Auburndale, WI) to face the Apaches in a Marawood - South match on Tuesday, April 30. The Apaches enter the match with a record of 8-4.