Mankato East Cougars (Mankato, MN) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad achieve victory over the visiting Maple Grove Crimson (Maple Grove, MN), 13-4 in a non-league challenge.

The Cougars now own a 9-5 record. They take the field next when they host John Marshall for a Big 9 challenge on Thursday, May 9.

With the loss, Maple Grove falls to 7-6 on the campaign. The Crimson host Blaine (Blaine, MN) to face the Bengals in a Northwest Suburban challenge on Thursday, May 9. The Bengals enter the challenge with a record of 12-4. Blaine won 3-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Brainerd (Brainerd, MN)