The Southwestern Piasa Birds smashed the visiting Gillespie Miners soccer squad by a margin of 6-0 in Monday's league match.

The Piasa Birds now sport a 5-2 record. They play next when they travel to Staunton for a South Central match on Tuesday, April 5. Southwestern will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 8-3 non-league win over Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Gillespie drops to 1-5 on the season. The Miners travel to Hillsboro (Hillsboro, IL) to encounter the Hiltoppers in a South Central match on Tuesday, April 5. The Hiltoppers come into the match with a record of 5-0. Hillsboro won 1-0 in their recent non-league match against Litchfield (Litchfield, IL)