The crowd at Monday's league match between the Douglas Tigers (Douglas, MA) and the visiting Hopedale Blue Raiders (Hopedale, MA), saw Douglas's softball squad nip Hopedale by a count of 3-1.

The Tigers now sport a 3-5 record. They take the field next when they host Whitinsville Christian for a Dual Valley match on Wednesday, May 11. Douglas will face a Crusaders squad coming off a 15-0 league loss to Nipmuc Regional (Upton, MA). The Crusaders record now stands at 0-4.

With the loss, Hopedale falls to 7-6 on the campaign. The Blue raiders travel to Sutton/Douglas (Sutton, MA) to face the in a non-league match on Wednesday, May 11. The enter the match with a record of 2-7. Sutton/Douglas lost 13-1 in their recent non-league match against Blackstone-Millville (Blackstone, MA)