In Thursday's league challenge, the Jacksonville Cardinals (Jacksonville, NC) baseball squad the host New Bern Bears (New Bern, NC), by a final score of 8-5.

With the win, Jacksonville upgrades its record to 2-1 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Richlands (Richlands, NC) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 10. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 0-5. Richlands lost 16-4 in their recent non-league challenge against South Lenoir (Deep Run, NC)

With the defeat, New Bern falls to 3-2 on the season. The Bears travel to South Central (Winterville, NC) to battle the Falcons in a Big East 3A/4A challenge on Tuesday, March 14. The Falcons come into the challenge with a record of 3-3. South Central lost 3-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Rolesville (Rolesville, NC)