The Ellington Whippets baseball squad (Ellington, MO), was overwhelmed 9-2 in Thursday's non-league contest with the visiting South Iron Panthers (Annapolis, MO)

With the triumph, South Iron moves its record to 8-3 on the season. The Panthers host Liberty (Mountain View, MO) to confront the Eagles in a non-league contest on Friday, April 18. The Eagles come into the contest with a record of 6-6. Liberty lost 4-3 in their recent non-league contest against Ava (Ava, MO)

The Whippets now possess a 2-13 record. They put it on the line next when they host East Carter for a Class 2 District 2 contest on Tuesday, April 22. Ellington will confront a Redbirds squad coming off a 2-1 non-league win over Twin Rivers (Broseley, MO). The Redbirds record now stands at 10-6.