In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Crete Cardinals (Crete, NE) baseball squad the visiting Thurston-Cuming County (Bancroft, NE), by a margin of 11-9.

With the win, Crete betters its record to 6-7 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Seward (Seward, NE) to encounter the Bluejays in a B District 4 challenge on Monday, April 18. The Bluejays come into the challenge with a record of 4-11. Seward lost 12-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Adams Central (Hastings, NE)

With the defeat, Thurston-Cuming County falls to 1-7 on the season. The travel to Guardian Angels Central Catholic/Scribner-Snyder/West Point Beemer (Scribner, NE) to encounter the in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 19. The enter the bout with a record of 2-6. Guardian Angels Central Catholic/Scribner-Snyder/West Point Beemer lost 11-1 in their recent non-league bout against Raymond Central (Raymond, NE)