The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Proctor Rails (Proctor, MN) and the host Marshall Hilltoppers (Duluth, MN), saw Proctor's softball squad nip Marshall by a count of 8-7.

The Rails now sport a 3-4 record. They take the field next when they host Moose Lake/Willow River for a non-league match on Monday, May 4.

With the loss, Marshall falls to 2-4 on the campaign. The Hilltoppers travel to Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN) to face the Storm in a non-league match on Saturday, May 2. The Storm enter the match with a record of 4-3. Sauk Rapids-Rice lost 8-4 in their recent league match against Rocori (Cold Spring, MN)