The Lexington Minutemen softball squad (Lexington, IL), was edged 6-5 in Wednesday's league contest with the host Eureka Hornets (Eureka, IL)

With the triumph, Eureka improves its record to 3-9 on the year. The Hornets travel to Olympia (Stanford, IL) to face the Spartans in a non-league contest on Friday, April 18. The Spartans enter the contest with a record of 8-4. Olympia lost 5-4 in their recent non-league contest against Rochester (Rochester, IL)

The Minutemen now hold a 8-8 record. They play next when they travel to Fisher for a Heart of Illinois contest on Monday, April 21. Lexington will face a Bunnies squad coming off a 9-6 league win over Heyworth (Heyworth, IL). The Bunnies record now stands at 6-5.