Illinois High School Softball - Arcola bounces Martinsville
April 8, 2023: Arcola, IL 61910 Spectators at Saturday's non-league match between the Arcola Purple Riders (Arcola, IL) and the visiting Martinsville Bluestreaks (Martinsville, IL), witnessed Arcola's softball squad prevail over Martinsville by a count of 13-2.
The Purple Riders now sport a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond for a Lincoln Prairie match on Monday, April 10. Arcola will meet a Knights squad coming off a 19-9 non-league win over MacArthur (Decatur, IL). The Knights record now stands at 8-2.
With the loss, Martinsville moves to 1-5 on the season. The Bluestreaks travel to Oblong (Oblong, IL) to meet the Panthers in a Little Okaw Valley match on Friday, April 14. The Panthers go into the match with a record of 1-8. Oblong won 16-1 in their recent league match against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] (Kansas, IL)