Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.
Mercer County (19-9, 13-6 LTC) ended its softball regular season splitting a doubleheader at home against Knoxville (23-5, 14-3 LTC) Saturday.
The Blue Bullets took the first game, 11-8, in twelve innings. Knoxville broke a 6-6 tie with five runs in the top of the 12th inning. The Golden Eagles scored two in the bottom half of the inning. Payton Knapp hit a home run and drove in two runs in the loss.
In game two, Mercer County won, 14-3, in six innings. The Golden Eagles scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth to put the game away. Natalie Thomson and Maddy Campbell-Baker each homered in the win. Hallie Schreurs got the win in the pitchers circle by allowing three runs in six innings.
SOFTBALL
Knoxville 11 Mercer County (8)
Mercer County 14 Knoxville 3
Rockridge Spring Classic @ Muscatine
Rockridge 14 Normal Community West 0
Rockridge 5 Manteno 5
Sherrard 8 United Township 3
St. Bede 10 Sherrard 1
Ridgewood 5 Pearl City 3
Ridgewood 0 St. Bede 0
Riverdale 3 IC Catholic 2
Riverdale 6 Pearl City 1
West Central 5 Normal Community West 1
West Central 5 Manteno 5
Hononegah 2 Orion 0
Orion 4 Dakota 4
ROWVA-Williamsfield 10 Abingdon-Avon 3
Galva 9 Princeville 8
Galva 11 Princeville 4
Morrison 11 Oregon 0
Morrison 12 Polo 0
Newman 18 Somonauk 4
Princeton 9 Stillman Valley 4
For updated conference standings, records, and all-conference teams in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference, visit WRMJ’s TRAC webpage.