The Pinckneyville Panthers baseball squad (Pinckneyville, IL), was overwhelmed 11-1 in Thursday's non-league contest with the visiting Carterville Lions (Carterville, IL)

The Lions now own a 9-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Herrin for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio challenge on Friday, April 18. Carterville will clash with a Tigers team coming off a 13-3 league loss to Harrisburg (Harrisburg, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 6-9.

With the defeat, Pinckneyville drops to 8-7 on the year. The Panthers travel to DuQuoin (DuQuoin, IL) to clash with the Indians in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge on Monday, April 21. The Indians go into the challenge with a record of 10-10. DuQuoin won 17-1 in their recent league challenge against Benton (Benton, IL)