In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Billings Wildcats (Billings, MO) baseball squad edged the host Galena Bears (Galena, MO), by a final score of 3-2.

With the win, Billings upgrades its record to 4-2 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Clever (Clever, MO) to battle the Blue Jays in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 15. The Blue Jays come into the challenge with a record of 11-1. Clever won 1-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Monett (Monett, MO)

With the defeat, Galena falls to 7-3 on the season. The Bears travel to Verona (Verona, MO) to face the Wildcats in a Class 2 District 7 bout on Friday, April 14. The Wildcats enter the bout with a record of 3-4. Verona lost 11-1 in their recent non-league bout against College Heights Christian (Joplin, MO)