Spectators at Thursday's league match between the Dupo Tigers (Dupo, IL) and the visiting Valmeyer Pirates (Valmeyer, IL), witnessed Dupo's softball squad tip Valmeyer by a count of 8-5.

The Tigers now sport a 7-3 record. They play next when they host New Athens for a Cahokia - Kaskaskia match on Tuesday, April 2.

With the loss, Valmeyer moves to 1-4 on the season. The Pirates travel to Freeburg (Freeburg, IL) to face the Midgets in a non-league match on Friday, March 29. The Midgets go into the match with a record of 6-2. Freeburg won 2-1 in their recent league match against Columbia (Columbia, IL)