The Croatan Cougars (Newport, NC) baseball trounced the host Richlands Wildcats (Richlands, NC), 6-0 in Tuesday's league challenge.

The Cougars now own a 6-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Jacksonville for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, April 2. Croatan will clash with a Cardinals team coming off a 6-0 league loss to J.H. Rose (Greenville, NC). The Cardinals record now stands at 4-8.

With the defeat, Richlands drops to 5-6 on the year. The Wildcats host West Carteret (Morehead City, NC) to clash with the Patriots in a Coastal 3A challenge on Thursday, April 3. The Patriots go into the challenge with a record of 6-5. West Carteret won 6-3 in their recent league challenge against White Oak (Jacksonville, NC)