The crowd at Tuesday's league bout between the Richwoods Knights (Peoria, IL) and the host Peoria Lions (Peoria, IL), observed Richwoods's softball squad top Peoria by a count of 23-8.

Next, the Knights meet the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, April 10. Richwoods will attempt to upgrade on its 1-5 season record. The Grey Ghosts go into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 9-4 league loss to Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL).

The Lions (0-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Eureka (Eureka, IL). The Hornets go into the non-league challenge with a 1-7 record. In their last challenge, Eureka was routed by Tremont (Tremont, IL), 16-6, in a league challenge.