In Friday's non-league challenge, the Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL) baseball squad edged the visiting PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays (Petersburg, IL), by a final score of 6-5.

With the win, Rochester upgrades its record to 5-7 on the season. The Rockets travel to Morton (Morton, IL) to battle the Potters in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 16. The Potters come into the challenge with a record of 9-1. Morton won 6-1 in their recent league challenge against Pekin (Pekin, IL)

With the defeat, PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central falls to 5-9 on the season. The Bluejays travel to New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin, IL) to battle the Vipers in a Sangamo challenge on Tuesday, April 19. The Vipers come into the challenge with a record of 10-5.