The crowd at Saturday's non-league match between the Northwest Vikings (Grand Island, NE) and the visiting Mercy Monarchs (Omaha, NE), saw Northwest's softball squad nip Mercy by a count of 5-2.

The Vikings now sport a 12-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Elkhorn North for a non-league match on Saturday, September 23. Northwest will face a squad coming off a 7-1 non-league win over Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland, NE). The record now stands at 20-4.

With the loss, Mercy falls to 14-8 on the campaign. The Monarchs travel to Lincoln Northwest (Lincoln, NE) to face the Falcons in a non-league match on Saturday, September 23. The Falcons enter the match with a record of 4-15. Lincoln Northwest lost 9-1 in their recent non-league match against Freeman (Adams, NE)