Illinois High School Softball - St. Joseph-Ogden holds off Normal West
March 21, 2019: St. Joseph, IL 61873 Spectators at Thursday's non-league match between the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL) and the visiting Normal West Wildcats (Normal, IL), witnessed St. Joseph-Ogden's softball squad tip Normal West by a count of 8-6.
The Spartans now sport a 3-0 record. They play next when they travel to Illinois Valley Central for a Illini Prairie match on Saturday, March 23. St. Joseph-Ogden will face a Grey Ghosts squad coming off a 3-2 non-league loss to Illini Bluffs (Glasford, IL). The Grey Ghosts record now stands at 0-2.
With the loss, Normal West moves to 2-1 on the season. The Wildcats host Pekin (Pekin, IL) to face the Dragons in a non-league match on Friday, March 22. The Dragons go into the match with a record of 0-1. Pekin lost 14-2 in their recent non-league match against Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria, IL)