The Stillman Valley Cardinals routed the visiting Byron Tigers softball squad by a count of 12-2 in Thursday's league battle.

The Cardinals (3-4) will now prepare for their battle against Sycamore (Sycamore, IL). The Spartans go into the non-league battle with a 11-2 record. In their last battle, Sycamore topped Hampshire (Hampshire, IL), 13-3, in a non-league battle.

The Tigers now sport a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Winnebago for a Big Northern battle on Monday, April 17. Byron will meet a Indians squad coming off a 6-3 league loss to Byron (Byron, IL). The Indians record now stands at 6-3.