Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) backers left the game pleased Friday as they saw their softball squad nudge the visiting Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL), 9-3 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Coal City upgrades its record to 1-0 on the year. The Coalers travel to Sandwich (Sandwich, IL) to play the Indians in a non-league game on Monday, March 24. The Indians enter the game with a record of 0-0.

The Hawks now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Mahomet-Seymour for a non-league game on Monday, March 24. Prairie Central will play a Bulldogs squad coming off a 15-3 non-league win over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-2.