The Birmingham Patriots baseball team scored 9 runs and held the host Granada Hills Charter Highlanders to 3 in the Patriots league win on Friday.

The Patriots now hold a 5-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to El Camino Real for a West Valley test on Wednesday, March 12. Birmingham will play a Royals team coming off a 7-2 non-league loss to Hart (Newhall, CA). The Royals record now stands at 4-4.

With the defeat, Granada Hills Charter drops to 1-7 on the year. The Highlanders host St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) to play the Braves in a non-league test on Tuesday, March 11. The Braves go into the test with a record of 1-2. St. John Bosco lost 1-0 in their recent non-league test against Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV)