In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Payette Pirates (Payette, ID) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Vale Vikings (Vale, OR), by a final score of 14-1.

With the win, Payette upgrades its record to 2-3 on the season. The Pirates host Caldwell (Caldwell, ID) to encounter the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 16. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Caldwell lost 7-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Wood River (Hailey, ID)

With the defeat, Vale falls to 0-2 on the season. The Vikings travel to Ontario (Ontario, OR) to encounter the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 21. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.