The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Dakota Indians (Dakota, IL) and the host Durand Bulldogs (Durand, IL), observed Dakota's softball team get by Durand by a tally of 5-4.

The Indians (15-4) will now prepare for their bout against Pecatonica (Pecatonica, IL). The Indians go into the Northwest Upstate Illini - North bout with a 7-16 record. In their last bout, Pecatonica was nipped by Lena-Winslow (Lena, IL), 11-3, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Bulldogs clash with the Winnebago Indians (Winnebago, IL) in a non-league bout, on Friday, May 9. Durand will attempt to advance on its 9-10 season record. The Indians go into the bout with a 12-12 record after their 5-1 league win over Byron (Byron, IL).