In Friday's non-league challenge, the A.J. Ellender Patriots (Houma, LA) baseball squad edged the host East Jefferson Warriors (Metairie, LA), by a final score of 13-12.

With the win, A.J. Ellender upgrades its record to 9-6 on the season. The Patriots travel to Edna Karr (New Orleans, LA) to battle the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 19. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 1-3. Edna Karr lost 13-10 in their recent non-league challenge against John Ehret (Marrero, LA)

With the defeat, East Jefferson falls to 2-4 on the season. The Warriors host John Ehret (Marrero, LA) to battle the Patriots in a 5A District 8 outing on Thursday, March 24. The Patriots enter the outing with a record of 5-7.