Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the visiting North Greene Spartans (White Hall, IL), 11-1 in a non-league test.

With the win, Southwestern upgrades its record to 13-9 on the season. The Piasa Birds travel to Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) to battle the Knights in a non-league test on Thursday, April 28. The Knights come into the test with a record of 1-13. Metro-East Lutheran lost 11-6 in their recent non-league test against Mulberry Grove (Mulberry Grove, IL)

With the defeat, North Greene falls to 2-7 on the season. The Spartans travel to West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL) to battle the Cougars in a Western Illinois Valley - North test on Thursday, April 28. The Cougars come into the test with a record of 8-14. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] lost 8-7 in their recent non-league test against Brown County (Mt. Sterling, IL)