The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves (Charlotte, NC) baseball the host Independence Patriots (Charlotte, NC), 7-5 in Wednesday's non-league challenge.

The Wolves now own a 5-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Berry for a So Meck 4A challenge on Friday, March 28. Ballantyne Ridge will clash with a Cardinals team coming off a 9-8 league loss to Ballantyne Ridge (Charlotte, NC). The Cardinals record now stands at 3-9.

With the defeat, Independence drops to 4-8 on the year. The Patriots host Providence (Charlotte, NC) to clash with the Panthers in a Southwestern 4A challenge on Friday, March 28. The Panthers go into the test with a record of 9-1. Providence won 5-3 in their recent non-league test against Hough (Cornelius, NC)