The Ruston Bearcats baseball team scored 5 runs and held the host Sterlington Panthers to 3 in the Bearcats non-league win on Tuesday.

The Bearcats now own a 15-6 record. They take the field next when they host Neville for a 5A District 2 test on Thursday, March 20. Ruston will clash with a Tigers team coming off a 10-9 non-league loss to Caldwell Parish (Columbia, LA). The Tigers record now stands at 8-12.

With the defeat, Sterlington drops to 12-4 on the year. The Panthers travel to Family Community Christian (Winnsboro, LA) to clash with the in a non-league test on Thursday, March 20. The go into the test with a record of 13-6. Family Community Christian won 5-1 in their recent non-league test against Ouachita Parish (Monroe, LA)