The St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders (St. Cloud, MN) softball routed the host Albany Huskies (Albany, MN), 8-0 in Friday's league bout.

The Crusaders (23-7) will now prepare for their bout against Elk River (Elk River, MN). The Elks go into the non-league bout with a 3-14 record. In their last bout, Elk River was routed by Robbinsdale Armstrong (Plymouth, MN), 4-3, in a league bout.

The Huskies now possess a 11-4 record. They play next when they host Eden Valley-Watkins for a non-league bout on Monday, May 13. Albany will confront a Eagles squad coming off a 9-2 non-league win over Osakis (Osakis, MN). The Eagles record now stands at 10-4.