Barnesville Trojans (Barnesville, MN) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Pelican Rapids Vikings (Pelican Rapids, MN), 12-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Trojans now own a 3-3 record. They take the field next when they host Rothsay for a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 4. Barnesville will face a Tigers squad coming off a 11-0 non-league loss to Wheaton/Herman-Norcross (Wheaton, MN). The Tigers record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Pelican Rapids falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Vikings host Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park, MN) to face the Raiders in a Freelance challenge on Monday, May 6. The Raiders enter the challenge with a record of 6-2.