In Thursday's league challenge, the Buckeye Panthers (Buckeye, LA) baseball squad edged the visiting Jena Giants (Jena, LA), by a final score of 5-4.

With the win, Buckeye upgrades its record to 11-1 on the season. The Panthers travel to East Beauregard (DeRidder, LA) to encounter the Trojans in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 19. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 3-6. East Beauregard lost 5-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Peabody (Alexandria, LA)

With the defeat, Jena falls to 6-4 on the season. The Giants host Bolton (Alexandria, LA) to encounter the Bears in a 3A District 3 challenge on Thursday, March 24. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 1-12.