The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Farmington Farmers (Farmington, IL) and the visiting Monmouth United Red Storm (Monmouth, IL), saw Farmington's softball squad nip Monmouth United by a count of 2-1.

The Farmers now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Eureka for a non-league match on Friday, March 22. Farmington will face a Hornets squad coming off a 23-2 non-league win over Peoria (Peoria, IL). The Hornets record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, Monmouth United falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Red storm travel to Lewistown (Lewistown, IL) to face the Indians in a non-league match on Saturday, March 23. The Indians enter the match with a record of 0-1. Lewistown lost 9-4 in their recent non-league match against Athens (Athens, IL)