The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the St. Francis Spartans (Wheaton, IL) and the host Serena Huskers (Serena, IL), saw St. Francis's softball squad nip Serena by a count of 5-2.

The Spartans now sport a 7-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Sandwich for a non-league match on Saturday, April 8. St. Francis will face a Indians squad coming off a 21-3 league win over Rochelle (Rochelle, IL). The Indians record now stands at 3-2.

With the loss, Serena falls to 5-3 on the campaign. The Huskers host Morris (Morris, IL) to face the Redskins in a non-league match on Friday, April 7. The Redskins enter the match with a record of 6-2. Morris won 9-0 in their recent non-league match against Smackover (Smackover, AR)