In Tuesday's league challenge, the Youngker Roughriders (Buckeye, AZ) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Independence Patriots (Glendale, AZ), by a final score of 12-2.

With the win, Youngker upgrades its record to 12-3 on the season. The Roughriders travel to Buckeye (Buckeye, AZ) to battle the Hawks in a 5A Central Valley challenge on Wednesday, April 3. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 4-11. Buckeye lost 5-3 in their recent league challenge against Youngker (Buckeye, AZ)

With the defeat, Independence falls to 7-6 on the season. The Patriots travel to Copper Canyon (Glendale, AZ) to battle the Aztecs in a 5A Central Valley challenge on Friday, April 5. The Aztecs come into the challenge with a record of 6-4.