The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Metamora Redbirds (Metamora, IL) and the visiting Dunlap Eagles (Dunlap, IL), saw Metamora's softball squad nip Dunlap by a count of 7-1.

The Redbirds now sport a 26-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to LaSalle-Peru for a non-league match on Saturday, May 20. Metamora will face a Cavaliers squad coming off a 5-4 league loss to Morris (Morris, IL). The Cavaliers record now stands at 27-4.

With the loss, Dunlap falls to 18-8 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Springfield (Springfield, IL) to face the Senators in a non-league match on Saturday, May 20. The Senators enter the match with a record of 23-5. Springfield lost 11-1 in their recent league match against Glenwood (Chatham, IL)