Spectators at Thursday's league battle between the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL) and the host Tolono Unity Rockets (Tolono, IL), saw St. Joseph-Ogden's baseball squad knock off Tolono Unity by a count of 12-5.

Coming up next, the Spartans play the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL) in a Illini Prairie battle, on Friday, May 3. St. Joseph-Ogden will attempt to move on its 25-2 season record. The Panthers enter the battle with a 13-9 record after their 8-5 league win over Pontiac (Pontiac, IL).

The Rockets now possess a 17-7 record. They take the field next when they host Salt Fork for a non-league battle on Saturday, May 4. Tolono Unity will play a Storm squad coming off a 6-4 league loss to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin (Bismarck, IL). The Storm record now stands at 8-13.