The Pine Raiders (Franklinton, LA) baseball trounced the visiting Independence Tigers (Independence, LA), 23-13 in Wednesday's non-league challenge.

The Raiders now own a 5-8 record. They take the field next when they host Albany for a 3A District 7 challenge on Tuesday, March 11. Pine will clash with a Hornets team coming off a 8-6 non-league win over Holden (Holden, LA). The Hornets record now stands at 6-6.

With the defeat, Independence drops to 2-7 on the year. The Tigers host Woodlawn-B.R. (Baton Rouge, LA) to clash with the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 6. The Panthers go into the challenge with a record of 2-8. Woodlawn-B.R. lost 17-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Lutcher (Lutcher, LA)