In Friday's non-league challenge, the Valmeyer Pirates (Valmeyer, IL) baseball squad edged the visiting Waterloo Bulldogs (Waterloo, IL), by a final score of 3-2.

With the win, Valmeyer upgrades its record to 13-2 on the season. The Pirates travel to St. Louis HomeSchool Patriots (St. Louis, MO) to encounter the Patriots in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 16. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 12-3. St. Louis HomeSchool Patriots won 21-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Maplewood-Richmond Heights (Maplewood, MO)

With the defeat, Waterloo falls to 5-3 on the season. The Bulldogs travel to Pinckneyville (Pinckneyville, IL) to encounter the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 14. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 1-5. Pinckneyville lost 9-4 in their recent league challenge against Nashville (Nashville, IL)