Spectators at Monday's non-league match between the East Peoria Raiders (East Peoria, IL) and the visiting Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL), witnessed East Peoria's softball squad tip Bloomington by a count of 9-5.

The Raiders now sport a 5-4 record. They play next when they host Metamora for a Mid-Illini match on Tuesday, April 2. East Peoria will face a Redbirds squad coming off a 5-0 non-league win over Woodstock North (Woodstock, IL). The Redbirds record now stands at 4-5.

With the loss, Bloomington moves to 1-5 on the season. The Purple raiders travel to Metamora (Metamora, IL) to face the Redbirds in a non-league match on Wednesday, April 3. The Redbirds go into the match with a record of 4-6. Metamora lost 16-6 in their recent league match against East Peoria (East Peoria, IL)