Spectators at Saturday's non-league battle between the Lincoln East Spartans (Lincoln, NE) and the visiting North Star Navigators (Lincoln, NE), saw Lincoln East's baseball squad knock off North Star by a count of 9-5.

Next up, the Spartans confront the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs (Papillion, NE) in a A District 1 match, on Monday, April 18. Lincoln East will attempt to advance on its 14-2 season record. The Monarchs go into the match with a 5-10 record after their 2-1 non-league win over Omaha South (Omaha, NE).

The Navigators (7-8) will now prepare for their match against Grand Island (Grand Island, NE). The Islanders go into the non-league match with a 6-7 record. In their last match, Grand Island edged Hastings (Hastings, NE), 6-1, in a non-league match.