The Payson Lions (Payson, UT) baseball trounced the host Manti Templars (Manti, UT), 10-2 in Wednesday's non-league challenge.

The Lions now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host Mountain View for a challenge on Monday, March 31.

With the defeat, Manti drops to 0-4 on the year. The Templars travel to North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant, UT) to clash with the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 25. The Hawks go into the challenge with a record of 0-3. North Sanpete lost 17-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Carbon (Price, UT)