Spectators at Thursday's league battle between the Auburn Eagles (Riner, VA) and the visiting Fort Chiswell Pioneers (Max Meadows, VA), saw Auburn's baseball squad knock off Fort Chiswell by a count of 11-2.

Coming up next, the Eagles play the Grayson County Blue Devils (Independence, VA) in a Mountain Empire battle, on Tuesday, April 2. Auburn will attempt to move on its 3-1 season record. The Blue Devils enter the battle with a 4-2 record after their 5-0 non-league loss to Chilhowie (Chilhowie, VA).

The Pioneers now possess a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they host George Wythe for a Mountain Empire battle on Tuesday, April 2. Fort Chiswell will play a Maroons squad coming off a 16-6 league win over Bland County (Rocky Gap, VA). The Maroons record now stands at 1-2.