Arkadelphia Badgers (Arkadelphia, AR) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they observed their baseball squad hold off the visiting De Queen Leopards (De Queen, AR), 6-5 in a league test.

With the win, Arkadelphia upgrades its record to 3-0 on the season. The Badgers travel to Magnolia (Magnolia, AR) to battle the Panthers in a 4A Region 7 test on Friday, March 8. The Panthers come into the test with a record of 4-3. Magnolia won 20-8 in their recent non-league test against Mena (Mena, AR)

With the defeat, De Queen falls to 2-2 on the season. The Leopards travel to Nashville (Nashville, AR) to battle the Scrappers in a 4A Region 7 test on Thursday, March 7. The Scrappers come into the test with a record of 4-1. Nashville won 14-4 in their recent league test against Malvern (Malvern, AR)