The Marion Wildcats (Marion, IL) softball the visiting St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL), 8-6 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Wildcats (17-2) will now prepare for their bout against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL). The Greenwave go into the non-league bout with a 1-5 record.

The Spartans now possess a 11-5 record. They play next when they host Herscher for a non-league bout on Saturday, April 13. St. Joseph-Ogden will confront a Tigers squad coming off a 10-0 non-league win over Gardner-South Wilmington (Gardner, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 8-8.