The Bloomington Purple Raiders triumphed over the visiting Kankakee Kays softball squad by a count of 5-0 in Friday's non-league challenge.

Next, the Purple Raiders play the Olympia Spartans (Stanford, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, March 31. Bloomington will attempt to upgrade on its 3-1 season record. The Spartans enter the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Metamora (Metamora, IL).

The Kays (2-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Pekin (Pekin, IL). The Dragons enter the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Pekin was routed by Brimfield (Brimfield, IL), 17-10, in a non-league match.