The crowd at Saturday's league battle between the Blooming Grove Lions (Blooming Grove, TX) and the visiting Rice Bulldogs (Rice, TX), saw Blooming Grove's baseball team get by Rice by a tally of 9-8.

The Lions (11-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Grandview (Grandview, TX). The Zebras go into the non-league challenge with a 6-12 record.

With the defeat, Rice drops to 2-12 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to Palmer (Palmer, TX) to clash with the Bulldogs in a 3A Region III District 18 challenge on Tuesday, April 1. The Bulldogs go into the challenge with a record of 2-12.