Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Bunker Hill Minutemen (Bunker Hill, IL), 1-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Purple Panthers now own a 7-12 record. They take the field next when they host Vandalia for a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 2. Litchfield will battle a Vandals squad coming off a 10-2 league loss to Hillsboro (Hillsboro, IL). The Vandals record now stands at 0-20.

With the loss, Bunker Hill falls to 0-12 on the campaign. The Minutemen travel to North Greene (White Hall, IL) to battle the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, May 7. The Spartans enter the challenge with a record of 4-16.