Spectators at Friday's non-league battle between the Rice Bulldogs (Rice, TX) and the visiting Venus Bulldogs (Venus, TX), saw Rice's baseball squad beat Venus by a margin of 6-1.

Coming up next, the Bulldogs play the Blooming Grove Lions (Blooming Grove, TX) in a 3A Region III District 18 battle, on Tuesday, March 21. Rice will attempt to better on its 2-4 season record. The Lions enter the battle with a 0-2 record after their 12-9 non-league loss to Hillsboro (Hillsboro, TX).

The Bulldogs now sport a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Ferris for a non-league battle on Saturday, March 11. Venus will play a Yellowjackets squad coming off a 6-3 non-league win over Terrell (Terrell, TX). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 2-1.