Spectators at Friday's non-league battle between the LeRoy Panthers (LeRoy, IL) and the visiting Meridian Hawks (Macon, IL), saw LeRoy's baseball squad knock off Meridian by a count of 9-3.

Coming up next, the Panthers play the Unity Christian Lions (Decatur, IL) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, March 30. LeRoy will attempt to move on its 2-3 season record.

The Hawks now possess a 0-3 record. They take the field next when they host Central A & M for a Central Illinois battle on Tuesday, March 26. Meridian will play a Raiders squad coming off a 21-0 non-league loss to Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (Windsor, IL). The Raiders record now stands at 1-7.