The crowd at Tuesday's league match between the Belleville East Lancers (Belleville, IL) and the visiting Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL), saw Belleville East's softball squad nip Alton by a count of 5-0.

The Lancers now sport a 16-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to East St. Louis for a Southwestern match on Thursday, April 27.

With the loss, Alton falls to 6-10 on the campaign. The Redbirds host O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL) to face the Panthers in a Southwestern match on Thursday, April 27. The Panthers enter the match with a record of 6-10. O'Fallon won 7-1 in their recent league match against Belleville West (Belleville, IL)