The crowd at Monday's non-league bout between the Knoxville Blue Bullets (Knoxville, IL) and the visiting Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL), observed Knoxville's softball team prevail over Illinois Valley Central by a tally of 18-3.

The Blue Bullets (9-5) will now prepare for their bout against ROWVA/Williamsfield (Oneida, IL). The Cougars go into the Lincoln Trail bout with a 3-3 record. In their last bout, ROWVA/Williamsfield knocked off Bureau Valley (Manlius, IL), 4-1, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Grey Ghosts clash with the Galesburg Silver Streaks (Galesburg, IL) in a non-league bout, on Wednesday, April 23. Illinois Valley Central will attempt to advance on its 10-7 season record. The Silver Streaks go into the bout with a 0-17 record after their 6-0 league loss to Rock Island (Rock Island, IL).