The crowd at Monday's league match between the Maine East Blue Demons (Park Ridge, IL) and the host Deerfield Warriors (Deerfield, IL), saw Maine East's softball squad nip Deerfield by a count of 5-3.

The Blue Demons now sport a 7-9 record. They take the field next when they host Highland Park for a Central Suburban - North match on Tuesday, May 10. Maine East will face a Giants squad coming off a 19-3 league loss to Vernon Hills (Vernon Hills, IL). The Giants record now stands at 1-10.

With the loss, Deerfield falls to 3-10 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Maine West (Des Plaines, IL) to face the Warriors in a Central Suburban - North match on Tuesday, May 10. The Warriors enter the match with a record of 10-5. Maine West lost 7-4 in their recent league match against Vernon Hills (Vernon Hills, IL)