The crowd at Friday's non-league battle between the Drew Central Pirates (Monticello, AR) and the host Hamburg Lions (Hamburg, AR), saw Drew Central's baseball team gain a win over Hamburg by a tally of 10-3.

The Pirates (2-0) will now prepare for their battle against Central (West Helena, AR). The Cougars enter the 3A Region 8 battle with a 0-0 record.

Next, the Lions face the Weston Wolves (Jonesboro, LA) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, March 8. Hamburg will attempt to upgrade on its 0-3 season record. The Wolves enter the battle with a 9-5 record after their 17-0 non-league win over Union Parish (Farmerville, LA).