In Monday's non-league game, the host Byron Bears baseball team scored a close 12-6 win over the Faribault Falcons.

The Bears (4-1) will now prepare for their game against Stewartville (Stewartville, MN). The Tigers go into the Hiawatha Valley game with a 0-3 record. In their last game, Stewartville was overwhelmed by Byron (Byron, MN), 5-4, in a league game.

Next, the Falcons play the Winona Winhawks (Winona, MN) in a Big 9 game, on Tuesday, April 15. Faribault will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Winhawks go into the game with a 0-6 record after their 7-2 league loss to Albert Lea (Albert Lea, MN).