The Clinton Maroons (Clinton, IL) softball nipped the visiting Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL), 2-1 in Saturday's non-league bout.
The Maroons (10-18) will now prepare for their bout against Springfield Southeast (Springfield, IL). The Spartans go into the non-league bout with a 5-19 record. In their last bout, Springfield Southeast was edged by Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL), 6-0, in a league bout.
The Pioneers now possess a 20-9 record.