The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Needles Mustangs (Needles, CA) and the host North Valley Christian Academy Lions (Phoenix, AZ), saw Needles's baseball team beat North Valley Christian Academy by a margin of 17-6.

The Mustangs (2-4) will now prepare for their battle against Lee Williams (Kingman, AZ). The Volunteers enter the non-league battle with a 0-1 record. In their last battle, Lee Williams was overwhelmed by Estrella Foothills (Goodyear, AZ), 6-4, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Lions face the Pahrump Valley Trojans (Pahrump, NV) in a non-league battle, on Friday, March 7. North Valley Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Trojans enter the battle with a 6-1 record after their 10-7 non-league loss to River Valley (Mohave Valley, AZ).