The Newark Norsemen (Newark, IL) softball routed the visiting Fieldcrest Knights (Minonk, IL), 14-0 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Norsemen (13-2) will now prepare for their bout against Somonauk (Somonauk, IL). The Bobcats go into the Little Ten bout with a 3-8 record. In their last bout, Somonauk toppled Earlville (Earlville, IL), 13-2, in a league bout.

The Knights now possess a 0-5 record. They play next when they host Deer Creek-Mackinaw for a Heart of Illinois bout on Friday, April 12. Fieldcrest will confront a Chiefs squad coming off a 7-3 non-league loss to Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL). The Chiefs record now stands at 5-6.