Spectators at Tuesday's non-league match between the Villa Grove Blue Devils (Villa Grove, IL) and the host St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL), witnessed Villa Grove's softball squad tip St. Joseph-Ogden by a count of 13-8.

The Blue Devils now sport a 5-5 record. They play next when they travel to Arcola for a Lincoln Prairie match on Friday, April 7. Villa Grove will meet a Purple Riders squad coming off a 19-3 non-league loss to St. Anthony (Effingham, IL). The Purple Riders record now stands at 2-3.

With the loss, St. Joseph-Ogden moves to 5-5 on the season. The Spartans travel to Heyworth (Heyworth, IL) to meet the Hornets in a non-league match on Wednesday, April 5. The Hornets go into the match with a record of 3-0. Heyworth won 5-4 in their recent non-league bout against Havana (Havana, IL)