The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) and the visiting Frankfort Redbirds (West Frankfort, IL), saw Murphysboro's softball squad achieve victory over Frankfort by a count of 17-4.

The Red Devils now sport a 21-8 record. They take the field next when they host Centralia for a non-league match on Tuesday, May 14. Murphysboro will face a Orphans squad coming off a 21-4 non-league win over Highland (Highland, IL). The Orphans record now stands at 12-11.

With the loss, Frankfort falls to 11-17 on the campaign. The Redbirds host Chester (Chester, IL) to face the Yellowjackets in a non-league match on Saturday, May 11. The Yellowjackets enter the match with a record of 13-11. Chester lost 7-5 in their recent non-league match against Zeigler-Royalton (Zeigler, IL)