The Mattoon Greenwave triumphed over the visiting Taylorville Tornadoes softball squad by a count of 9-3 in Thursday's league challenge.

Next, the Greenwave meet the Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL) in a Apollo challenge, on Thursday, May 15. Mattoon will attempt to upgrade on its 12-14 season record. The Tornadoes enter the challenge with a 4-19 record after their 14-4 non-league loss to Shelbyville (Shelbyville, IL).

The Tornadoes (4-21) will now prepare for their challenge against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL). The Greenwave enter the Apollo challenge with a 10-14 record. In their last challenge, Mattoon edged Monticello (Monticello, IL), 4-3, in a non-league challenge.