Spectators at Monday's non-league match between the Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL) and the visiting Hillcrest Hawks (Country Club Hills, IL), witnessed Thornwood's softball squad prevail over Hillcrest by a count of 20-5.

The Thunderbirds now sport a 5-4 record. They play next when they host Rich Township for a Southland Athletic match on Wednesday, April 26. Thornwood will face a Raptors squad coming off a 17-2 league loss to Kankakee (Kankakee, IL). The Raptors record now stands at 5-9.

With the loss, Hillcrest moves to 0-4 on the season. The Hawks travel to Lemont (Lemont, IL) to face the Lemont HS in a South Suburban - Blue match on Tuesday, April 25. The Lemont HS go into the match with a record of 10-0. Lemont won 10-1 in their recent league match against Shepard (Palos Heights, IL)