In Friday's non-league outing, the visiting Manteno Panthers softball team scored a close 8-6 win over the Pontiac Indians.

Coming up next, the Panthers encounter the Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) in a Illinois Central Eight outing, on Monday, April 10. Manteno will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Coalers enter the outing with a 10-2 record after their 17-1 non-league win over Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, IL).

The Indians (5-2) will now prepare for their outing against Reed-Custer (Braidwood, IL). The Comets enter the non-league outing with a 1-5 record. In their last outing, Reed-Custer by Manteno (Manteno, IL), 4-1, in a league outing.