Spectators at Thursday's non-league battle between the Goreville Blackcats (Goreville, IL) and the host Meridian Bobcats (Mounds, IL), saw Goreville's baseball squad knock off Meridian by a count of 19-0.

Coming up next, the Blackcats play the Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, March 23. Goreville will attempt to move on its 2-1 season record. The Cardinals enter the battle with a 3-1 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to Harrisburg (Harrisburg, IL).

The Bobcats now possess a 0-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Agape Christian for a South Egyptian battle on Friday, March 22. Meridian will play a Knights squad coming off a 14-2 non-league loss to Galatia/Thompsonville (Galatia, IL). The Knights record now stands at 0-1.