In Friday's non-league challenge, the Fulton Steamers (Fulton, IL) baseball squad triumphed over the host Galva Wildcats (Galva, IL), by a final score of 16-10.

With the win, Fulton upgrades its record to 1-1 on the season. The Steamers host Central (Clifton, IL) to battle the Comets in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 10. The Comets come into the challenge with a record of 0-2.

With the defeat, Galva falls to 3-8 on the season. The Wildcats travel to AlWood/Cambridge (Woodhull, IL) to battle the Aces in a Lincoln Trail challenge on Saturday, April 10. The Aces come into the challenge with a record of 0-3. AlWood/Cambridge lost 14-9 in their recent league challenge against Mercer County (Aledo, IL)

Fulton put up 7 runs in the second inning to take control in this high scoring affair. The Steamers 3-4-5 hitters had 3 hits a piece and their 4-5-6 hitters each drove in 3. Renkes pitched 4 1/3 innings to pick up the win. For the Cats Alex Ott went 4-5 at the plate with a triple and 2 rbi. 7 players had hits and 6 drove in runs. James Doubet pitched into the 6th but took the loss to drop to 0-1 on the season.