In Thursday's league challenge, the Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL) baseball squad the visiting Eastland Cougars (Lanark, IL), by a final score of 9-4.

With the win, Forreston upgrades its record to 13-4 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Milledgeville (Milledgeville, IL) to battle the Missiles in a Northwest Upstate Illini - East challenge on Tuesday, May 3. The Missiles come into the challenge with a record of 6-8. Milledgeville won 7-2 in their recent league challenge against Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton, IL)

With the defeat, Eastland falls to 11-5 on the season. The Cougars travel to Pearl City (Pearl City, IL) to battle the Wolves in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 29. The Wolves come into the challenge with a record of 6-9.