Carlinville Cavaliers (Carlinville, IL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the host Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL), 5-3 in a non-league test.

With the win, Carlinville upgrades its record to 6-2 on the season. The Cavaliers travel to Gillespie (Gillespie, IL) to battle the Miners in a South Central test on Friday, April 22. The Miners come into the test with a record of 9-4.

With the defeat, Southwestern falls to 10-7 on the season. The Piasa birds travel to Hillsboro (Hillsboro, IL) to battle the Hiltoppers in a South Central test on Friday, April 22. The Hiltoppers come into the test with a record of 7-7. Hillsboro won 8-0 in their recent league test against Litchfield (Litchfield, IL)