In Friday's league challenge, the Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL), by a final score of 10-0.

With the win, Gillespie upgrades its record to 10-0 on the season. The Miners travel to Staunton (Staunton, IL) to encounter the Bulldogs in a South Central challenge on Friday, April 14. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 6-5.

With the defeat, Litchfield falls to 2-9 on the season. The Purple panthers travel to Lincolnwood (Raymond, IL) to encounter the Lancers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 8. The Lancers come into the challenge with a record of 4-4. Lincolnwood won 9-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Auburn (Auburn, IL)