The crowd at Friday's non-league bout between the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL) and the visiting Villa Grove Blue Devils (Villa Grove, IL), observed St. Joseph-Ogden's softball team prevail over Villa Grove by a tally of 11-1.

The Spartans (15-7) will now prepare for their bout against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur, IL). The Knights go into the non-league bout with a 8-11 record. In their last bout, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond knocked off Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] (Kansas, IL), 21-4, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Blue Devils battle the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights (Arthur, IL) in a Lincoln Prairie bout, on Monday, April 28. Villa Grove will attempt to advance on its 9-4 season record. The Knights go into the bout with a 8-12 record after their 15-1 non-league loss to St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL).