Spectators at Thursday's league match between the Grace Christian Academy Crusaders (Kankakee, IL) and the host Donovan Wildcats (Donovan, IL), witnessed Grace Christian Academy's softball squad tip Donovan by a count of 8-6.

The Crusaders now sport a 2-7 record. They play next when they travel to Clifton Central for a River Valley match on Friday, April 19. Grace Christian Academy will face a Comets squad coming off a 11-8 league loss to Illinois Lutheran (Crete, IL). The Comets record now stands at 8-10.

With the loss, Donovan moves to 2-12 on the season. The Wildcats travel to St. Anne (St. Anne, IL) to face the Cardinals in a River Valley match on Friday, April 19. The Cardinals go into the match with a record of 0-11. St. Anne lost 17-2 in their recent non-league match against Peotone (Peotone, IL)