The Herrin Tigers baseball squad (Herrin, IL), was overwhelmed 9-4 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Chester Yellowjackets (Chester, IL)

The Yellowjackets (2-0) will now prepare for their battle against Carterville (Carterville, IL). The Lions enter the non-league contest with a 4-0 record. In their last contest, Carterville got by Breese Central (Breese, IL), 1-0, in a non-league contest.

The Tigers now possess a 1-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host DuQuoin for a non-league contest on Saturday, March 21. Herrin will confront a Indians squad coming off a 6-5 non-league win over Marion (Marion, IL). The Indians record now stands at 1-0.