Spectators at Monday's non-league battle between the R-S Central Hilltoppers (Rutherfordton, NC) and the visiting Mountain Heritage Cougars (Burnsville, NC), saw R-S Central's baseball squad beat Mountain Heritage by a margin of 7-4.

Coming up next, the Hilltoppers play the West Lincoln Rebels (Lincolnton, NC) in a non-league battle, on Friday, March 1. R-S Central will attempt to better on its 1-0 season record.

The Cougars now sport a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to McDowell for a non-league battle on Friday, March 1. Mountain Heritage will play a Titans squad coming off a 10-3 non-league win over Chase (Forest City, NC). The Titans record now stands at 1-0.