The crowd at Monday's non-league match between the St. Francis Fighting Saints (St. Francis, MN) and the host Elk River Elks (Elk River, MN), saw St. Francis's softball squad nip Elk River by a count of 8-2.

The Fighting Saints now sport a 8-2 record. They take the field next when they host Cambridge-Isanti for a Mississippi 8 match on Tuesday, April 30.

With the loss, Elk River falls to 1-9 on the campaign. The Elks travel to Blaine (Blaine, MN) to face the Bengals in a Northwest Suburban match on Tuesday, April 30. The Bengals enter the match with a record of 7-4. Blaine won 7-2 in their recent league match against Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids, MN)