Cloquet Lumberjacks (Cloquet, MN) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN), 6-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Lumberjacks now sport a 10-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bemidji for a non-league challenge on Friday, May 17. Cloquet will face a Lumberjacks squad coming off a 5-0 league loss to Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MN). The Lumberjacks record now stands at 3-15.

With the loss, North Branch falls to 6-12 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to St. Francis (St. Francis, MN) to face the Fighting Saints in a Mississippi 8 challenge on Friday, May 17. The Fighting Saints enter the challenge with a record of 12-5. St. Francis lost 2-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Andover (Andover, MN)