Spectators at Friday's league match between the Manteno Panthers (Manteno, IL) and the visiting Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL), witnessed Manteno's softball squad prevail over Wilmington by a count of 12-4.

The Panthers now sport a 7-2 record. They play next when they host Lisle for a Illinois Central Eight match on Monday, April 18. Manteno will face a Lions squad coming off a 20-2 non-league loss to IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL). The Lions record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Wilmington moves to 5-3 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Herscher (Herscher, IL) to face the Tigers in a Illinois Central Eight match on Monday, April 18. The Tigers go into the match with a record of 6-2. Herscher won 12-1 in their recent non-league match against Gardner-South Wilmington (Gardner, IL)