In Thursday's league challenge, the Marquette Crusaders (Ottawa, IL) baseball squad nipped the visiting Putnam County Panthers (Granville, IL), by a margin of 4-3.

With the win, Marquette betters its record to 17-1 on the season. The Crusaders travel to Hall (Spring Valley, IL) to encounter the Red Devils in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 27. The Red Devils come into the challenge with a record of 12-7. Hall won 7-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Orion (Orion, IL)

With the defeat, Putnam County falls to 5-13 on the season. The Panthers travel to Midland (Varna, IL) to encounter the Timberwolves in a Tri-County challenge on Saturday, April 27. The Timberwolves come into the challenge with a record of 7-15. Midland lost 3-2 in their recent league challenge against Dwight (Dwight, IL)