The Meridian Hawks triumphed over the host Arcola Purple Riders softball squad by a count of 16-1 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

Next, the Hawks meet the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights (Arthur, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, March 31. Meridian will attempt to upgrade on its 4-1 season record. The Knights enter the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 7-3 non-league loss to Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (Windsor, IL).

The Purple Riders (1-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Fisher (Fisher, IL). The Bunnies enter the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Fisher was routed by Rantoul (Rantoul, IL), 8-4, in a non-league challenge.