The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Galena Pirates (Galena, IL) and the host West Carroll Thunder (Savanna, IL), observed Galena's softball team get by West Carroll by a tally of 3-1.

The Pirates (12-3) will now prepare for their bout against Orangeville (Orangeville, IL). The Broncos go into the non-league bout with a 15-4 record. In their last bout, Orangeville tipped Lena-Winslow (Lena, IL), 6-4, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Thunder clash with the Oregon Hawks (Oregon, IL) in a non-league bout, on Friday, April 25. West Carroll will attempt to advance on its 5-15 season record. The Hawks go into the bout with a 14-4 record after their 11-8 league win over Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL).