In Thursday's non-league challenge, the West Elk Patriots (Howard, KS) baseball squad triumphed over the host Eureka Tornadoes (Eureka, KS), by a final score of 25-5.

With the win, West Elk upgrades its record to 2-1 on the season. The Patriots travel to Cedar Vale (Cedar Vale, KS) to battle the Broncos in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 3. The Broncos come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Cedar Vale won 15-0 in their recent non-league challenge against South Haven (South Haven, KS)

With the defeat, Eureka falls to 1-2 on the season. The Tornadoes travel to Caney Valley (Caney, KS) to battle the Bullpups in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 3. The Bullpups come into the challenge with a record of 1-0.