Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs (Mahomet, IL), 8-6 in a league challenge.

The Tornadoes now own a 6-20 record. They take the field next when they travel to Springfield for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, May 21. Taylorville will battle a Senators squad coming off a 1-0 non-league loss to Lincoln (Lincoln, IL). The Senators record now stands at 16-6.

With the loss, Mahomet-Seymour falls to 6-22 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Champaign Central (Champaign, IL) to battle the Maroons in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, May 22. The Maroons enter the challenge with a record of 15-11. Champaign Central lost 4-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Lincoln (Lincoln, IL)