Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the host St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL), 7-5 in a league challenge.

The Grey Ghosts now own a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Princeville for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 29. Illinois Valley Central will battle a Princes squad coming off a 10-0 non-league loss to Brimfield (Brimfield, IL). The Princes record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, St. Joseph-Ogden falls to 3-3 on the campaign. The Spartans host Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin (Bismarck, IL) to battle the Blue Devils in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 29. The Blue Devils enter the challenge with a record of 2-4. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin lost 4-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Fisher (Fisher, IL)