Spectators at Wednesday's non-league battle between the North Mac Panthers (Virden, IL) and the visiting Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), saw North Mac's baseball squad edge Gillespie by a count of 5-4.

Coming up next, the Panthers play the Athens Warriors (Athens, IL) in a Sangamo battle, on Saturday, April 6. North Mac will attempt to move on its 8-1 season record.

The Miners now possess a 7-3 record. They take the field next when they host Carlinville for a South Central battle on Friday, April 5. Gillespie will play a Cavaliers squad coming off a 14-3 non-league win over Bunker Hill (Bunker Hill, IL). The Cavaliers record now stands at 9-1.