The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots (Palestine, AR) baseball got by the host De Queen Leopards (De Queen, AR), 1-0 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Patriots now own a 7-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Carlisle for a 2A Region 6 challenge on Monday, March 31.

With the defeat, De Queen drops to 8-1 on the year. The Leopards travel to Hope (Hope, AR) to clash with the Bobcats in a 4A Region 7 challenge on Monday, March 31. The Bobcats go into the challenge with a record of 0-10. Hope lost 21-3 in their recent league challenge against Arkadelphia (Arkadelphia, AR)