Nashville Hornets (Nashville, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Carrollton Hawks (Carrollton, IL), 9-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Hornets now own a 7-10 record. They take the field next when they travel to DuQuoin for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge on Monday, April 24. Nashville will face a Indians squad coming off a 5-1 league loss to Anna-Jonesboro (Anna, IL). The Indians record now stands at 7-12.

With the loss, Carrollton falls to 15-5 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Griggsville-Perry (Griggsville, IL) to face the Tornadoes in a Western Illinois Valley - South challenge on Monday, April 24. The Tornadoes enter the challenge with a record of 1-8. Griggsville-Perry lost 12-2 in their recent league challenge against Brown County (Mt. Sterling, IL)