In Tuesday's league challenge, the Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) baseball squad edged the visiting Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), by a final score of 2-1.

With the win, Southwestern upgrades its record to 10-6 on the season. The Piasa Birds host Carlinville (Carlinville, IL) to encounter the Cavaliers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 21. The Cavaliers come into the challenge with a record of 5-2. Carlinville lost 2-1 in their recent league challenge against Southwestern (Piasa, IL)

With the defeat, Gillespie falls to 9-4 on the season. The Miners host Greenfield/Northwestern (Greenfield, IL) to encounter the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, April 20. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 13-2. Greenfield/Northwestern lost 10-6 in their recent league challenge against Carrollton (Carrollton, IL)