In Friday's non-league challenge, the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs (Peoria, AZ) baseball squad the host Verrado Vipers (Buckeye, AZ), by a final score of 9-7.

With the win, Sunrise Mountain upgrades its record to 7-4 on the season. The Mustangs travel to Apollo (Glendale, AZ) to battle the Hawks in a 5A Northwest challenge on Saturday, March 18. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 8-3. Apollo won 5-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Sunnyslope (Phoenix, AZ)

With the defeat, Verrado falls to 4-8 on the season. The Vipers host Westview (Avondale, AZ) to battle the Knights in a 5A Desert West challenge on Tuesday, March 21. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 3-6. Westview lost 11-4 in their recent non-league challenge against West Point (Avondale, AZ)