In Friday's league challenge, the Hammond Golden Bears (Columbia, MD) baseball squad nipped the visiting Long Reach Lightning (Columbia, MD), by a margin of 10-9.

With the win, Hammond betters its record to 5-5 on the season. The Golden Bears travel to Glenelg (Glenelg, MD) to encounter the Gladiators in a Howard County challenge on Monday, April 17. The Gladiators come into the challenge with a record of 8-1. Glenelg won 17-0 in their recent league challenge against Wilde Lake (Columbia, MD)

With the defeat, Long Reach falls to 5-5 on the season. The Lightning travel to Wilde Lake (Columbia, MD) to encounter the Wildecats in a Howard County challenge on Monday, April 17. The Wildecats come into the challenge with a record of 2-6.