In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Apex Friendship Patriots (Apex, NC) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Panther Creek Catamounts (Cary, NC), by a margin of 11-1.

With the win, Apex Friendship betters its record to 9-1 on the season. The Patriots host Heritage (Wake Forest, NC) to encounter the Huskies in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 1. The Huskies come into the challenge with a record of 8-2. Heritage lost 7-5 in their recent non-league challenge against East Wake Academy (Zebulon, NC)

With the defeat, Panther Creek falls to 2-6 on the season. The Catamounts travel to Middle Creek (Apex, NC) to encounter the Mustangs in a challenge on Tuesday, April 11. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 4-5.