Spectators at Friday's non-league battle between the Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL) and the visiting Beecher Bobcats (Beecher, IL), saw Wilmington's baseball squad knock off Beecher by a count of 5-3.

Coming up next, the Wildcats play the Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) in a Illinois Central Eight battle, on Monday, April 15. Wilmington will attempt to move on its 9-1 season record. The Coalers enter the battle with a 9-3 record after their 17-2 non-league loss to Morris (Morris, IL).

The Bobcats now possess a 5-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Momence for a River Valley battle on Saturday, April 13. Beecher will play a Momence Athletics squad coming off a 11-7 league loss to Gardner-South Wilmington (Gardner, IL). The Momence Athletics record now stands at 4-9.