Washington Panthers (Washington, IL) backers left the game pleased Wednesday as they saw their softball squad thwart the visiting Normal Community Ironmen (Normal, IL), 16-1 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Washington upgrades its record to 1-0 on the year. The Panthers travel to Pekin (Pekin, IL) to play the Dragons in a game on Saturday, April 19. The Dragons enter the game with a record of 4-1. Pekin won 7-2 in their recent non-league game against Normal Community (Normal, IL)

The Ironmen now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they host Pekin for a non-league game on Thursday, April 17. Normal Community will play a Dragons squad coming off a 12-5 non-league win over Moline (Moline, IL). The Dragons record now stands at 3-1.