Shrine Catholic Knights (Royal Oak, MI) backers left the game pleased Saturday as they saw their softball squad nudge the host Lutheran Northwest Crusaders (Rochester Hills, MI), 15-10 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Shrine Catholic upgrades its record to 9-3 on the year. The Knights travel to Cranbrook Kingswood (Bloomfield Hills, MI) to play the Cranes in a Catholic Intersectional game on Thursday, May 8. The Cranes enter the game with a record of 7-2. Cranbrook Kingswood won 31-2 in their recent league game against Detroit Cristo Rey (Detroit, MI)

The Crusaders now own a 10-5 record. They play next when they travel to Plymouth Christian Academy for a Michigan Independent - Blue game on Monday, May 5. Lutheran Northwest will play a Eagles squad coming off a 6-5 non-league win over Clawson (Clawson, MI). The Eagles record now stands at 13-6.