The Ottawa Pirates (Ottawa, IL) baseball the host Pontiac Indians (Pontiac, IL), 8-3 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

The Pirates now own a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they host Newark for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 28. Ottawa will clash with a Norsemen team coming off a 7-6 non-league loss to Stillman Valley (Stillman Valley, IL). The Norsemen record now stands at 1-5.

With the defeat, Pontiac drops to 2-2 on the year. The Indians travel to El Paso-Gridley (El Paso, IL) to clash with the Titans in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 31. The Titans go into the challenge with a record of 2-3. El Paso-Gridley won 16-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Oakwood (Fithian, IL)