In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) baseball squad the visiting Carrollton Hawks (Carrollton, IL), by a final score of 3-0.

With the win, Southwestern upgrades its record to 25-6 on the season. The Piasa Birds travel to East Alton-Wood River (Wood River, IL) to battle the Oilers in a non-league challenge on Friday, May 10. The Oilers come into the challenge with a record of 4-18. East Alton-Wood River lost 11-6 in their recent league challenge against Freeburg (Freeburg, IL)

With the defeat, Carrollton falls to 7-16 on the season. The Hawks travel to PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg, IL) to battle the Bluejays in a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 11. The Bluejays come into the challenge with a record of 18-9. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central won 7-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Nokomis (Nokomis, IL)