Limestone Rockets (Bartonville, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL), 7-4 in a league challenge.

The Rockets now own a 10-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Richwoods for a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 16. Limestone will battle a Knights squad coming off a 18-7 league loss to Normal Community (Normal, IL). The Knights record now stands at 5-20.

With the loss, Pekin falls to 12-14 on the campaign. The Dragons travel to East Peoria (East Peoria, IL) to battle the Raiders in a Mid-Illini challenge on Thursday, May 16. The Raiders enter the challenge with a record of 20-7. East Peoria lost 1-0 in their recent league challenge against Metamora (Metamora, IL)