The Centralia Orphans nipped the host Herrin Tigers baseball squad by a score of 9-8 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

Coming up next, the Orphans play the Salem Wildcats (Salem, IL) in a non-league test, on Thursday, March 26. Centralia will attempt to better on its 2-2 season record. The Wildcats go into the test with a 0-6 record after their 11-2 non-league loss to Charleston (Charleston, IL).

With the defeat, Herrin drops to 1-5 on the year. The Tigers travel to Marion (Marion, IL) to play the Wildcats in a non-league outing on Thursday, March 26. The Wildcats come into the outing with a record of 4-2. Marion won 11-1 in their recent non-league outing against Carterville (Carterville, IL)