Midwest Central Raiders (Manito, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Hartsburg-Emden Stags (Hartsburg, IL), 8-1 in a league challenge.

The Raiders now own a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Farmington for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 15. Midwest Central will battle a Farmers squad coming off a 11-1 non-league loss to Orion (Orion, IL). The Farmers record now stands at 4-6.

With the loss, Hartsburg-Emden falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Stags travel to Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains, IL) to battle the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 13. The Cardinals enter the challenge with a record of 11-6. Pleasant Plains won 12-6 in their recent league challenge against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg, IL)