Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Lancers (Eau Claire, WI) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Cochrane-Fountain City Pirates (Fountain City, WI), 5-4 in a league challenge.

The Lancers now own a 9-3 record. They take the field next when they host Whitehall for a Dairyland challenge on Friday, May 5. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran will battle a Norse squad coming off a 19-1 league loss to Melrose-Mindoro (Melrose, WI). The Norse record now stands at 1-9.

With the loss, Cochrane-Fountain City falls to 5-4 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Eleva-Strum (Strum, WI) to battle the Cardinals in a Dairyland challenge on Friday, May 5. The Cardinals enter the challenge with a record of 1-8. Eleva-Strum lost 12-2 in their recent league challenge against Augusta (Augusta, WI)