The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Crest Chargers (Shelby, NC) and the visiting R-S Central Hilltoppers (Rutherfordton, NC), saw Crest's baseball team get by R-S Central by a tally of 2-1.

The Chargers (15-4) will now prepare for their battle against Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain, NC). The Mountaineers enter the Big South 3A battle with a 8-8 record. In their last battle, Kings Mountain was tipped by West Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC), 7-3, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Hilltoppers face the Brevard Blue Devils (Brevard, NC) in a Mountain Foothills 7 1A/2A battle, on Tuesday, April 22. R-S Central will attempt to upgrade on its 12-6 season record. The Blue Devils enter the battle with a 10-9 record after their 7-6 non-league loss to East Henderson (East Flat Rock, NC).