The Frankfort Redbirds (West Frankfort, IL) baseball trounced the host Trico Pioneers (Campbell Hill, IL), 9-3 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Redbirds now own a 1-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Carbondale for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 22. Frankfort will clash with a Terriers team coming off a 10-0 non-league win over Chester (Chester, IL). The Terriers record now stands at 3-0.

With the defeat, Trico drops to 1-3 on the year. The Pioneers host Nashville (Nashville, IL) to clash with the Hornets in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 24. The Hornets go into the challenge with a record of 2-0. Nashville won 17-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Hamilton County (McLeansboro, IL)