The Fordyce Redbugs (Fordyce, AR) baseball nipped the host Drew Central Pirates (Monticello, AR), 5-4 in Wednesday's non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Redbugs play the Gurdon Go-Devils (Gurdon, AR) in a 2A Region 8 contest, on Friday, March 29. Fordyce will attempt to better on its 10-4 season record. The Go-Devils enter the contest with a 2-4 record after their 10-0 league loss to Ouachita (Donaldson, AR).

The Pirates now sport a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they host Rison for a non-league contest on Friday, March 29. Drew Central will play a Wildcats squad coming off a 9-8 league loss to Woodlawn (Rison, AR). The Wildcats record now stands at 2-7.