The crowd at Friday's non-league bout between the Athens Warriors (Athens, IL) and the visiting Clinton Maroons (Clinton, IL), observed Athens's softball team get by Clinton by a tally of 5-3.

The Warriors (6-2) will now prepare for their bout against Argenta-Oreana (Argenta, IL). The Bombers go into the non-league bout with a 2-6 record. In their last bout, Argenta-Oreana tipped Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg, IL), 9-7, in a non-league bout.

In their next game, the Maroons clash with the Olympia Spartans (Stanford, IL) in a non-league bout, on Monday, April 6. Clinton will attempt to advance on its 3-5 season record. The Spartans enter the contest with a 8-4 record after their 20-1 non-league win over Astoria/VIT (Astoria, IL).