Houston Hurricanes (Houston, MN) backers left the game pleased Thursday as they saw their softball squad nudge the visiting Mabel-Canton Cougars (Mabel, MN), 5-1 in a league game.

With the triumph, Houston upgrades its record to 15-2 on the year. The Hurricanes travel to Spring Grove (Spring Grove, MN) to play the Lions in a game on Friday, May 16. The Lions enter the game with a record of 11-9. Spring Grove won 21-5 in their recent league game against Schaeffer Academy (Rochester, MN)

The Cougars now own a 15-6 record. They play next when they host Rushford-Peterson for a non-league game on Friday, May 16. Mabel-Canton will play a Trojans squad coming off a 10-1 league loss to Caledonia (Caledonia, MN). The Trojans record now stands at 2-9.