Nashville Hornets (Nashville, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting O'Fallon Panthers (O'Fallon, IL), 14-13 in a non-league challenge.

The Hornets now own a 14-12 record. They take the field next when they travel to Wesclin for a non-league challenge on Friday, May 12. Nashville will battle a Warriors squad coming off a 13-3 league win over Roxana (Roxana, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 18-9.

With the loss, O'Fallon falls to 9-13 on the campaign. The Panthers host Collinsville (Collinsville, IL) to battle the Kahoks in a Southwestern challenge on Thursday, May 11. The Kahoks enter the challenge with a record of 4-19. Collinsville lost 11-1 in their recent league challenge against Belleville East (Belleville, IL)