The Cherry Tigers (Iron, MN) softball the host Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers (Mountain Iron, MN), 5-3 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Tigers (3-5) will now prepare for their bout against Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MN). The Thunderhawks go into the non-league bout with a 4-5 record. In their last bout, Grand Rapids held off Duluth East (Duluth, MN), 2-1, in a league bout.

The Rangers now possess a 7-4 record. They play next when they travel to Cromwell for a non-league bout on Friday, May 3. Mountain Iron-Buhl will confront a Cardinals squad coming off a 16-6 league win over Cook County (Grand Marais, MN). The Cardinals record now stands at 5-2.