The Yucaipa Thunderbirds baseball team scored 8 points and limited the host Collierville Dragons to 5 in the Thunderbirds non-league victory on Saturday.

The Thunderbirds (11-0) will now prepare for their match against Arlington (Arlington, TN). The Tigers go into the non-league match with a 9-4 record. In their last match, Arlington edged Houston (Germantown, TN), 3-2, in a non-league match.

The Dragons (11-4) will now prepare for their match against Houston (Germantown, TN). The Mustangs go into the AAA District 15 match with a 10-7 record. In their last match, Houston by Arlington (Arlington, TN), 3-2, in a non-league match.

Yucaipa scored 5 runs in the 1st inning for the 3rd game in a row and held on to a 8-5 win over Collierville, TN. Matt Davidson had 3 hits and struck out the tying run in the 7th inning to earn his 3rd save. Wyatt Padgett had 2 more hits and had a critical 2 out 2 run single in the 5th inning. Taijuan Walker pitched 5 innings of 3 hit ball to earn his 2nd victory. Collierville entered the game as the #1 ranked team in the Memphis area "Dandy Dozen" rankings. Yucaipa now plays Arlington, TN in the finals of the USA Classic in Millington Tennessee. Yucaipa is trying to become the first team from outside of Tennessee to win in the 17 year history of the event