In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Lafayette and Marquette girls softball teams will face off to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure.

The game will take place on Sept. 28 at the Ellisville Athletic Association. Junior varsity will play at 4:30 p.m. and varsity begins at 6 p.m.

To support the cause, both schools will be wearing pink socks and wrist bands. The varsity team will also be wearing old Lafayette pinstripe uniforms that have been dyed pink.

“Spectators will be asked to make donations that will be sent to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure,” Varsity Coach Scott Desnoyer said.

“Both teams are super excited to take part in the breast cancer awareness game! It’s awesome that we get to help raise money and represent the cause,” junior and varsity player Abby Uphoff said.

This is the first year that a game like this will take place. Along with helping to raise money for a cure, Denoyer hopes it will teach the girls about the values of community service.

“Many leaders in public service today speak about how they were nurtured, inspired and shaped in early experiences in community service or volunteering,” he said.

He continued, “Also, I hope the girls will learn that they can impact real social challenges, problems and needs. The more money we raise to help support breast cancer research, the closer doctors are to finding a cure.”