The Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL) softball the visiting Lincolnwood Lancers (Raymond, IL), 5-1 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Purple Panthers (3-4) will now prepare for their bout against Southwestern (Piasa, IL). The Piasa Birds go into the South Central bout with a 6-7 record. In their last bout, Southwestern was routed by Roxana (Roxana, IL), 19-16, in a non-league bout.

The Lancers now possess a 4-7 record. They play next when they host Carrollton for a non-league bout on Tuesday, April 9. Lincolnwood will confront a Hawks squad coming off a 15-0 league win over North Greene (White Hall, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 16-0.