The crowd at Wednesday's league bout between the Eureka Hornets (Eureka, IL) and the visiting El Paso-Gridley Titans (El Paso, IL), observed Eureka's softball squad hold off El Paso-Gridley by a count of 5-4.

Next, the Hornets meet the Heyworth Hornets (Heyworth, IL) in a Heart of Illinois challenge, on Friday, April 25. Eureka will attempt to upgrade on its 6-10 season record. The Hornets go into the challenge with a 4-9 record after their 13-8 league loss to Lexington (Lexington, IL).

The Titans (3-11) will now prepare for their challenge against LeRoy (LeRoy, IL). The Panthers go into the Heart of Illinois challenge with a 20-2 record. In their last challenge, LeRoy held off St. Teresa (Decatur, IL), 17-1, in a non-league challenge.