Spectators at Monday's non-league match between the Columbia Eagles (Columbia, IL) and the host Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL), witnessed Columbia's softball squad prevail over Southwestern by a count of 16-2.

The Eagles now sport a 4-2 record. They play next when they host Salem for a Cahokia - Mississippi match on Thursday, April 7. Columbia will face a Wildcats squad coming off a 13-0 league loss to Freeburg (Freeburg, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-4.

With the loss, Southwestern moves to 2-5 on the season. The Piasa birds host Litchfield (Litchfield, IL) to face the Purple Panthers in a South Central match on Friday, April 8. The Purple Panthers go into the match with a record of 0-6.