The New Franklin Bulldogs (New Franklin, MO) baseball got by the visiting Northwest Mustangs (Hughesville, MO), 2-1 in Saturday's league challenge.

The Bulldogs now own a 5-4 record. They take the field next when they host Smithton for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 14. New Franklin will clash with a Tigers team coming off a 16-13 non-league win over Santa Fe (Alma, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 3-5.

With the defeat, Northwest drops to 5-6 on the year. The Mustangs host Cole Camp (Cole Camp, MO) to clash with the Blue Birds in a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 17. The Blue Birds go into the challenge with a record of 2-13. Cole Camp lost 5-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Smithton (Smithton, MO)