In Friday's non-league challenge, the Gardendale Rockets (Gardendale, AL) baseball squad nipped the host Homewood Patriots (Homewood, AL), by a margin of 3-2.

With the win, Gardendale betters its record to 10-2 on the season. The Rockets travel to Minor (Adamsville, AL) to encounter the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 15. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 10-3. Minor lost 10-9 in their recent non-league challenge against American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa, AL)

With the defeat, Homewood falls to 5-4 on the season. The Patriots travel to Oneonta (Oneonta, AL) to encounter the Redskins in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 15. The Redskins come into the challenge with a record of 5-5. Oneonta won 12-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Boaz (Boaz, AL)