Spectators at Thursday's non-league battle between the Highland Bulldogs (Highland, IL) and the visiting Centralia Orphans (Centralia, IL), saw Highland's baseball squad edge Centralia by a margin of 4-3.

Coming up next, the Bulldogs play the Granite City Warriors (Granite City, IL) in a non-league battle, on Friday, May 20. Highland will attempt to better on its 22-10 season record. The Warriors enter the battle with a 10-23 record after their 8-5 non-league loss to Collinsville (Collinsville, IL).

The Orphans now sport a 13-23 record. They take the field next when they host Effingham for a non-league battle on Saturday, May 21. Centralia will play a Flaming Hearts squad coming off a 12-5 non-league win over Triad (Troy, IL). The Flaming Hearts record now stands at 15-10.