In Thursday's league challenge, the Stillman Valley Cardinals (Stillman Valley, IL) baseball squad triumphed over the host Lutheran Crusaders (Rockford, IL), by a final score of 13-5.

With the win, Stillman Valley upgrades its record to 13-10 on the season. The Cardinals travel to East Dubuque (East Dubuque, IL) to battle the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 27. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 14-5. East Dubuque won 4-0 in their recent league challenge against Fulton (Fulton, IL)

With the defeat, Lutheran falls to 6-7 on the season. The Crusaders host Byron (Byron, IL) to battle the Tigers in a Big Northern challenge on Monday, April 29. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 18-3. Byron won 7-2 in their recent league challenge against Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL)