The Maple Lake Irish the visiting Blaine Bengals softball squad by a final score of 4-1 in Saturday's non-league battle.

The Irish (13-1) will now prepare for their battle against Kimball (Kimball, MN). The Cubs go into the Central Minnesota battle with a 6-3 record.

The Bengals now possess a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Robbinsdale Armstrong for a Northwest Suburban battle on Tuesday, May 7. Blaine will confront a Falcons squad coming off a 12-2 non-league win over Fridley (Fridley, MN). The Falcons record now stands at 2-6.