The crowd at Friday's non-league battle between the Gregori Jaguars (Modesto, CA) and the visiting Merced Bears (Merced, CA), saw Gregori's baseball team beat Merced by a margin of 5-2.

The Jaguars (3-1) will now prepare for their battle against East Union (Manteca, CA). The Lancers enter the non-league match with a 3-4 record. In their last match, East Union got by Patterson (Patterson, CA), 14-1, in a league match.

The Bears now possess a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host El Capitan for a match on Monday, March 16. Merced will confront a Gauchos squad coming off a 10-9 non-league loss to Golden Valley (Merced, CA). The Gauchos record now stands at 1-6.