In Thursday's league challenge, the Bloom Blazing Trojan (Chicago Heights, IL) baseball squad edged the visiting Crete-Monee Warriors (Crete, IL), by a final score of 9-8.

With the win, Bloom upgrades its record to 3-8 on the season. The Blazing Trojan travel to Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL) to encounter the Raptors in a Southland challenge on Monday, April 18. The Raptors come into the challenge with a record of 1-4.

With the defeat, Crete-Monee falls to 0-4 on the season. The Warriors host Kankakee (Kankakee, IL) to encounter the Kays in a Southland challenge on Monday, April 18. The Kays come into the challenge with a record of 8-2. Kankakee won 11-9 in their recent league challenge against Thornwood (South Holland, IL)