Paint Valley Bearcats (Bainbridge, OH) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the visiting Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays (Ripley, OH), 18-2 in a non-league test.

With the win, Paint Valley upgrades its record to 3-0 on the season. The Bearcats host Alexander (Albany, OH) to battle the Spartans in a non-league test on Thursday, March 28. The Spartans come into the test with a record of 1-1. Alexander won 19-3 in their recent non-league test against Federal Hocking (Stewart, OH)

With the defeat, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington falls to 1-1 on the season. The Blue jays travel to Fayetteville-Perry (Fayetteville, OH) to battle the Rockets in a Southern Hills test on Thursday, March 28. The Rockets come into the test with a record of 0-3. Fayetteville-Perry lost 12-11 in their recent non-league test against Clinton-Massie (Clarksville, OH)