Spectators at Wednesday's league battle between the Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL) and the visiting Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL), saw Gillespie's baseball squad knock off Roxana by a count of 6-3.

Coming up next, the Miners play the Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, May 20. Gillespie will attempt to move on its 12-6 season record. The Purple Panthers enter the battle with a 2-6 record after their 5-3 non-league loss to PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg, IL).

The Shells now possess a 10-9 record. They take the field next when they host Staunton for a South Central battle on Thursday, May 20. Roxana will play a Bulldogs squad coming off a 2-1 non-league win over Lincoln (Lincoln, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 10-4.