The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Herscher Tigers (Herscher, IL) and the host Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers (Gardner, IL), saw Herscher's softball squad achieve victory over Gardner-South Wilmington by a count of 14-2.

The Tigers now sport a 12-1 record. They take the field next when they host St. Joseph-Ogden for a non-league match on Saturday, April 15. Herscher will face a Spartans squad coming off a 8-1 non-league loss to Mattoon (Mattoon, IL). The Spartans record now stands at 9-7.

With the loss, Gardner-South Wilmington falls to 3-7 on the campaign. The Panthers host Clifton Central (Clifton, IL) to face the Comets in a River Valley match on Monday, April 17. The Comets enter the match with a record of 9-5. Clifton Central won 14-3 in their recent league match against Grant Park (Grant Park, IL)