The crowd at Thursday's league battle between the Joliet West Tigers (Joliet, IL) and the host Plainfield East Bengals (Plainfield, IL), saw Joliet West's baseball team gain a win over Plainfield East by a tally of 13-3.

The Tigers (15-15) will now prepare for their battle against Plainfield Central (Plainfield, IL). The Wildcats enter the Southwest Prairie battle with a 24-6 record.

Next, the Bengals face the Romeoville Spartans (Romeoville, IL) in a Southwest Prairie battle, on Monday, May 19. Plainfield East will attempt to upgrade on its 7-23 season record. The Spartans enter the battle with a 17-13 record after their 10-0 non-league loss to Lemont (Lemont, IL).