Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes (Woodstock, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL), 6-1 in a league challenge.

The Hurricanes now own a 12-11 record. They take the field next when they host Bishop McNamara for a Chicagoland Christian challenge on Saturday, May 11. Marian Central Catholic will battle a Fightin' Irish squad coming off a 7-4 non-league win over Kankakee (Kankakee, IL). The Fightin' Irish record now stands at 16-9.

With the loss, Chicago Hope Academy falls to 7-16 on the campaign. The travel to Aurora Christian (Aurora, IL) to battle the Eagles in a Chicagoland Christian challenge on Thursday, May 9. The Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 3-4. Aurora Christian lost 20-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Newark (Newark, IL)