The crowd at Monday's non-league match between the Auburn Trojans (Auburn, IL) and the visiting Hillsboro Hiltoppers (Hillsboro, IL), saw Auburn's softball squad nip Hillsboro by a count of 5-1.

The Trojans now sport a 5-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Pana for a non-league match on Wednesday, March 27. Auburn will face a Panthers squad coming off a 4-3 non-league win over Newton (Newton, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 5-1.

With the loss, Hillsboro falls to 5-3 on the campaign. The Hiltoppers travel to Taylorville (Taylorville, IL) to face the Tornadoes in a non-league match on Tuesday, March 26. The Tornadoes enter the match with a record of 2-2. Taylorville lost 13-1 in their recent non-league match against Carlinville (Carlinville, IL)