The crowd at Monday's league bout between the Newton Eagles (Newton, IL) and the host Richland County Tigers (Olney, IL), observed Newton's softball team prevail over Richland County by a tally of 14-3.

The Eagles (11-0) will now prepare for their bout against St. Anthony (Effingham, IL). The Bulldogs go into the non-league bout with a 6-5 record. In their last bout, St. Anthony knocked off Farina South Central (Farina, IL), 11-5, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Tigers clash with the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces (Mt. Carmel, IL) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, April 15. Richland County will attempt to advance on its 4-3 season record. The Golden Aces go into the bout with a 7-1 record after their 16-1 league win over Paris (Paris, IL).