Spectators at Monday's league battle between the Ripley Vikings (Ripley, WV) and the host Nitro Wildcats (Nitro, WV), witnessed Ripley's baseball team nip Nitro by a tally of 4-3.

The Vikings now hold a 20-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hurricane for a Mountain State outing on Tuesday, May 5. Ripley will confront a Redskins team coming off a 3-0 league win over South Charleston (South Charleston, WV). The Redskins record now stands at 13-5.

Next, the Wildcats confront the Point Pleasant Knights (Point Pleasant, WV) in a non-league outing, on Wednesday, May 6. Nitro will attempt to advance on its 13-4 season record. The Knights go into the outing with a 12-12 record after their 7-2 non-league loss to Chapmanville Regional (Chapmanville, WV).