The Midwest Central Raiders baseball team (Manito, IL), was overwhelmed 5-1 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting Eureka Hornets (Eureka, IL)

The Hornets now hold a 3-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lincoln for a non-league outing on Saturday, March 23. Eureka will confront a Railsplitters team coming off a 12-8 non-league loss to Dunlap (Dunlap, IL). The Railsplitters record now stands at 2-2.

Next, the Raiders confront the Peoria Heights Patriots (Peoria Heights, IL) in a non-league outing, on Friday, March 22. Midwest Central will attempt to advance on its 0-2 season record. The Patriots go into the outing with a 2-2 record after their 6-3 non-league win over Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, IL).