Bishop Heelan Catholic Crusaders (Sioux City, IA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Spencer Tigers (Spencer, IA), 4-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Crusaders now own a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they host MOC-Floyd Valley for a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 25. Bishop Heelan Catholic will battle a Dutchmen squad coming off a 15-3 non-league win over Spencer (Spencer, IA). The Dutchmen record now stands at 2-0.

With the loss, Spencer falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Tigers host West Monona (Onawa, IA) to battle the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 25. The Spartans enter the challenge with a record of 4-1. West Monona lost 14-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff, IA)