In Thursday's league challenge, the Maranatha Minutemen (Pasadena, CA) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Valley Christian Defenders (Cerritos, CA), by a final score of 9-0.

With the win, Maranatha upgrades its record to 16-5 on the season. The Minutemen travel to Pitman (Turlock, CA) to battle the Pride in a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 21. The Pride come into the challenge with a record of 16-3. Pitman lost 6-3 in their recent league challenge against Turlock (Turlock, CA)

With the defeat, Valley Christian falls to 11-11 on the season. The Defenders travel to Whittier Christian (La Habra, CA) to battle the Heralds in a Olympic challenge on Tuesday, April 19. The Heralds come into the challenge with a record of 13-9. Whittier Christian won 6-3 in their recent league challenge against Heritage Christian (Northridge, CA)