The crowd at Saturday's non-league match between the Carterville Lions (Carterville, IL) and the visiting Carbondale Terriers (Carbondale, IL), saw Carterville's softball squad nip Carbondale by a count of 8-1.

The Lions now sport a 13-2 record. They take the field next when they host Pinckneyville for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi match on Tuesday, April 11. Carterville will face a Panthers squad coming off a 6-5 league win over Nashville (Nashville, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 6-3.

With the loss, Carbondale falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Terriers host Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL) to face the Rams in a South Seven match on Tuesday, April 11. The Rams enter the match with a record of 3-5. Mt. Vernon lost 9-2 in their recent league match against Marion (Marion, IL)