In Thursday's non-league test, the Manteno Panthers (Manteno, IL) softball squad overwhelmed the visiting Newark Norsemen (Newark, IL), by a count of 15-5.

Coming up next, the Panthers encounter the Peotone Blue Devils (Peotone, IL) in a Illinois Central Eight outing, on Monday, March 31. Manteno will attempt to move on its 3-0 season record. The Blue Devils come into the outing with a 2-1 record after their 17-0 non-league win over Momence (Momence, IL).

With the loss, Newark moves to 1-3 on the season. The Norsemen travel to Ottawa (Ottawa, IL) to clash with the Pirates in a non-league test on Friday, March 28. The Pirates go into the test with a record of 2-1. Ottawa won 2-0 in their recent non-league test against Streator (Streator, IL)