In Friday's league challenge, the Buckeye Hawks (Buckeye, AZ) baseball squad the visiting Independence Patriots (Glendale, AZ), by a final score of 6-1.

With the win, Buckeye upgrades its record to 9-3 on the season. The Hawks travel to Youngker (Buckeye, AZ) to battle the Roughriders in a II Section 1 challenge on Wednesday, April 2. The Roughriders come into the challenge with a record of 2-5.

With the defeat, Independence falls to 7-7 on the season. The Patriots travel to Sierra Linda (Phoenix, AZ) to battle the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 31. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 4-11. Sierra Linda lost 12-2 in their recent league challenge against Verrado (Buckeye, AZ)