The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the New Deal Lions (New Deal, TX) and the visiting Ropes Eagles (Ropesville, TX), saw New Deal's baseball team get by Ropes by a tally of 12-11.

The Lions (4-1) will now prepare for their battle against Littlefield (Littlefield, TX). The Wildcats enter the non-league battle with a 7-3 record. In their last battle, Littlefield was tipped by Peaster (Peaster, TX), 2-1, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Eagles face the Dimmitt Bobcats (Dimmitt, TX) in a non-league battle, on Friday, March 7. Ropes will attempt to upgrade on its 5-4 season record. The Bobcats enter the battle with a 4-2 record after their 13-3 non-league win over Lockney (Lockney, TX).