Okawville Rockets (Okawville, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians (Carlyle, IL), 5-3 in a league challenge.

The Rockets now own a 13-10 record. They take the field next when they travel to Waltonville for a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 14. Okawville will battle a Spartans squad coming off a 6-5 non-league loss to Nashville (Nashville, IL). The Spartans record now stands at 16-17.

With the loss, Carlyle falls to 17-5 on the campaign. The Indians/lady indians host Wesclin (Trenton, IL) to battle the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 14. The Warriors enter the challenge with a record of 12-13. Wesclin won 6-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Nashville (Nashville, IL)