The Herscher Tigers softball team (Herscher, IL), was routed 5-2 in Saturday's non-league test with the host St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL)

Coming up next, the Spartans encounter the Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL) in a Illini Prairie test, on Monday, April 15. St. Joseph-Ogden will attempt to improve on its 12-5 season record. The Hawks come into the test with a 9-8 record after their 23-1 non-league win over Peoria Christian (Peoria, IL).

The Tigers (8-9) will now prepare for their test against Reed-Custer (Braidwood, IL). The Comets come into the Illinois Central Eight test with a 8-4 record. In their last test, Reed-Custer was routed by Streator (Streator, IL), 4-2, in a league test.