The crowd at Wednesday's league bout between the Belvidere North Blue Thunder (Belvidere, IL) and the host Freeport Pretzels (Freeport, IL), observed Belvidere North's softball team notch a victory over Freeport by a final score of 8-0.

The Blue Thunder (8-8) will now prepare for their bout against Rockford Auburn (Rockford, IL). The Knights go into the Northern Illinois NIC-9 bout with a 8-3 record. In their last bout, Rockford Auburn gained a win over Belvidere (Belvidere, IL), 7-5, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Pretzels battle the Rockford Auburn Knights (Rockford, IL) in a Northern Illinois NIC-9 bout, on Friday, April 25. Freeport will attempt to better on its 3-12 season record. The Knights go into the bout with a 8-4 record after their 21-2 league loss to Belvidere North (Belvidere, IL).