The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots baseball team (Palestine, AR), was overwhelmed 9-4 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting Bismarck Lions (Bismarck, AR)

The Lions now hold a 5-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Gosnell for a non-league outing on Friday, March 22. Bismarck will confront a Pirates team coming off a 6-1 non-league win over Woodlawn (Rison, AR). The Pirates record now stands at 9-1.

Next, the Patriots confront the Woodlawn Bears (Rison, AR) in a non-league outing, on Friday, March 22. Palestine-Wheatley will attempt to advance on its 6-1 season record. The Bears go into the outing with a 8-1 record after their 6-1 non-league loss to Gosnell (Gosnell, AR).