North East Grape Pickers (North East, PA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad achieve victory over the visiting Mercyhurst Prep Lakers (Erie, PA), 16-1 in a league challenge.

The Grape Pickers now sport a 5-8 record. They take the field next when they travel to Seneca for a District 10 Region 3 challenge on Thursday, May 4.

With the loss, Mercyhurst Prep falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The Lakers host Seneca (Erie, PA) to face the Bobcats in a District 10 Region 3 challenge on Monday, May 1. The Bobcats enter the challenge with a record of 2-5. Seneca lost 4-3 in their recent league challenge against Union City (Union City, PA)