Illinois High School Softball - Southwestern holds off Civic Memorial
March 21, 2024: Bethalto, IL 62010 The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) and the host Civic Memorial Eagles (Bethalto, IL), saw Southwestern's softball squad nip Civic Memorial by a count of 8-6.
The Piasa Birds now sport a 2-2 record. They take the field next when they host Granite City for a non-league match on Saturday, March 23. Southwestern will face a Warriors squad coming off a 14-9 non-league win over Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 2-3.
With the loss, Civic Memorial falls to 3-3 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Carrollton (Carrollton, IL) to face the Hawks in a non-league match on Friday, March 22. The Hawks enter the match with a record of 3-0. Carrollton won 18-0 in their recent non-league match against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin, IL)