In Thursday's non-league outing, the visiting Rochester Rockets softball team scored a close 12-8 win over the Normal University Pioneers.

Coming up next, the Rockets encounter the PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays (Petersburg, IL) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, March 30. Rochester will attempt to upgrade on its 5-2 season record. The Bluejays enter the outing with a 6-1 record after their 4-2 non-league win over Taylorville (Taylorville, IL).

The Pioneers (5-2) will now prepare for their outing against LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL). The Cavaliers enter the non-league outing with a 3-2 record. In their last outing, LaSalle-Peru was routed by Streator (Streator, IL), 7-6, in a non-league outing.