Normal West Wildcats (Normal, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Urbana Tigers (Urbana, IL), 1-0 in a league challenge.

The Wildcats now own a 12-15 record. They take the field next when they host Pontiac for a non-league challenge on Friday, May 17. Normal West will battle a Indians squad coming off a 5-1 non-league win over Coal City (Coal City, IL). The Indians record now stands at 23-7.

With the loss, Urbana falls to 4-17 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Rantoul (Rantoul, IL) to battle the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Monday, May 20. The Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 7-20. Rantoul lost 6-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Danville (Danville, IL)