Spectators at Thursday's league match between the Eastland Cougars (Lanark, IL) and the host Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders (Ashton, IL), witnessed Eastland's softball squad prevail over Ashton-Franklin Center by a count of 22-3.

The Cougars now sport a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Fulton for a non-league match on Saturday, April 15.

With the loss, Ashton-Franklin Center moves to 1-7 on the season. The Raiders travel to Milledgeville (Milledgeville, IL) to meet the Missiles in a NUIC South match on Tuesday, April 18. The Missiles go into the match with a record of 5-5. Milledgeville won 8-2 in their recent league match against Polo (Polo, IL)