Spectators at Thursday's league battle between the Covington Lions (Covington, LA) and the visiting Slidell Tigers (Slidell, LA), saw Covington's baseball squad knock off Slidell by a count of 8-5.

Coming up next, the Lions play the Bogalusa Lumberjacks (Bogalusa, LA) in a non-league battle, on Friday, April 12. Covington will attempt to move on its 21-9 season record. The Lumberjacks enter the battle with a 13-7 record after their 24-8 league loss to Sumner (Kentwood, LA).

The Tigers now possess a 19-10 record. They take the field next when they host Hammond for a 5A District 6 battle on Friday, April 12. Slidell will play a Tornadoes squad coming off a 2-1 league loss to Ponchatoula (Ponchatoula, LA). The Tornadoes record now stands at 6-20.