In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL) baseball squad triumphed over the host Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL), by a margin of 9-0.

With the win, Illinois Valley Central betters its record to 11-10 on the season. The Grey Ghosts host Rantoul (Rantoul, IL) to encounter the Eagles in a Illini Prairie challenge on Saturday, April 29. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 6-11. Rantoul lost 11-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL)

With the defeat, Pekin falls to 9-9 on the season. The Dragons host Richwoods (Peoria, IL) to encounter the Knights in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 28. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 2-14. Richwoods won 5-3 in their recent league challenge against Normal West (Normal, IL)