Villa Grove Blue Devils (Villa Grove, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL), 13-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Blue Devils now own a 4-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hoopeston for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 22. Villa Grove will battle a Cornjerkers squad coming off a 6-5 non-league loss to Danville (Danville, IL). The Cornjerkers record now stands at 5-1.

With the loss, Paxton-Buckley-Loda falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Marshall (Marshall, IL) to battle the Lions in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 23. The Lions enter the challenge with a record of 6-0. Marshall won 16-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Hutsonville/Palestine (Palestine, IL)