The Grand Island Islanders (Grand Island, NE) baseball got by the host Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks (Lincoln, NE), 17-16 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Islanders now own a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they host Lincoln East for a non-league challenge on Monday, March 31. Grand Island will clash with a Spartans team coming off a 9-0 non-league win over Lincoln High (Lincoln, NE). The Spartans record now stands at 3-0.

With the defeat, Lincoln Southwest drops to 0-2 on the year. The Silver hawks travel to Lincoln Southeast (Lincoln, NE) to clash with the Knights in a challenge on Tuesday, April 1. The Knights go into the challenge with a record of 2-3. Lincoln Southeast lost 17-7 in their recent non-league challenge against Millard North (Omaha, NE)