The Birmingham Patriots (Lake Balboa, CA) baseball trounced the host Taft Toreadors (Woodland Hills, CA), 9-0 in Friday's league challenge.

The Patriots now own a 13-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Liberty for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 14. Birmingham will clash with a Patriots team coming off a 7-5 league win over Centennial (Las Vegas, NV). The Patriots record now stands at 15-8.

With the defeat, Taft drops to 4-16 on the year. The Toreadors host Palisades (Pacific Palisades, CA) to clash with the Dolphins in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 15. The Dolphins go into the challenge with a record of 10-6. Palisades won 6-2 in their recent non-league challenge against North Hollywood (North Hollywood, CA)