The Gillespie Miners baseball squad (Gillespie, IL), was nudged 5-4 in Tuesday's league challenge with the host Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL)

With the win, Southwestern betters its record to 15-4 on the season. The Piasa Birds travel to Carlinville (Carlinville, IL) to encounter the Cavaliers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 18. The Cavaliers come into the challenge with a record of 2-13. Carlinville lost 13-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Roxana (Roxana, IL)

With the defeat, Gillespie falls to 12-6 on the season. The Miners host Greenfield/Northwestern (Greenfield, IL) to encounter the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, April 17. The Tigers go into the outing with a record of 10-6. Greenfield/Northwestern won 13-7 in their recent league outing against Carrollton (Carrollton, IL)