In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Normal Community Ironmen (Normal, IL) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Metamora Redbirds (Metamora, IL), by a margin of 7-1.

With the win, Normal Community betters its record to 2-0 on the season. The Ironmen travel to Moline (Moline, IL) to encounter the Maroons in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 16. The Maroons come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Moline won 7-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL)

With the defeat, Metamora falls to 2-1 on the season. The Redbirds travel to Orion (Orion, IL) to encounter the Chargers in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 18. The Chargers come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Orion lost 9-7 in their recent non-league challenge against Monmouth United (Monmouth, IL)