Doherty Memorial Highlanders (Worcester, MA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host St. Paul (Worcester, MA), 5-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Highlanders now sport a 11-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Grafton for a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 12. Doherty Memorial will face a Indians squad coming off a 7-4 non-league win over Northbridge (Whitinsville, MA). The Indians record now stands at 11-2.

With the loss, St. Paul falls to 7-3 on the campaign. The travel to Auburn (Auburn, MA) to face the Rockets in a non-league challenge on Friday, May 13. The Rockets enter the challenge with a record of 10-5. Auburn won 13-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Uxbridge (Uxbridge, MA)