Spectators at Thursday's league battle between the Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL) and the host Pana Panthers (Pana, IL), saw Gillespie's baseball squad knock off Pana by a count of 7-3.

Coming up next, the Miners play the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers (Greenfield, IL) in a non-league battle, on Friday, May 7. Gillespie will attempt to move on its 8-2 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 7-0 record after their 12-0 league win over West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL).

The Panthers now possess a 6-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hillsboro for a South Central battle on Monday, May 10. Pana will play a Hiltoppers squad coming off a 11-3 league loss to Roxana (Roxana, IL). The Hiltoppers record now stands at 2-5.