The Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) baseball trounced the host El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA), 9-3 in Tuesday's non-league challenge.

The Cougars now own a 2-1 record. They take the field next when they host Atwater for a challenge on Monday, April 7.

With the defeat, El Capitan drops to 0-4 on the year. The Gauchos travel to Atwater (Atwater, CA) to clash with the Falcons in a challenge on Monday, March 17. The Falcons go into the challenge with a record of 4-2. Atwater 11-11 in their recent non-league challenge against Downey (Modesto, CA)