The Academy of the Americas (Detroit, MI) baseball trounced the host Pershing Doughboys (Detroit, MI), 12-5 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The now own a 8-4 record. They take the field next when they host Denby for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 22. Academy of the Americas will clash with a Tars team coming off a 12-6 non-league win over Pontiac (Pontiac, MI). The Tars record now stands at 4-4.

With the defeat, Pershing drops to 3-8 on the year. The Doughboys travel to Southeastern (Detroit, MI) to clash with the Jungaleers in a Detroit Public - East challenge on Tuesday, April 22. The Jungaleers go into the challenge with a record of 4-8. Southeastern lost 13-6 in their recent league challenge against Osborn (Detroit, MI)