In Thursday's league challenge, the Olympia Spartans (Stanford, IL) baseball squad edged the visiting Bloomington Central Catholic Saints (Bloomington, IL), by a final score of 8-7.

With the win, Olympia upgrades its record to 5-8 on the season. The Spartans host Limestone (Bartonville, IL) to battle the Rockets in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 22. The Rockets come into the challenge with a record of 1-8.

With the defeat, Bloomington Central Catholic falls to 6-7 on the season. The Saints travel to Normal University (Normal, IL) to battle the Pioneers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 23. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a record of 11-5. Normal University won 5-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Joliet Catholic (Joliet, IL)