Blaine Borderites (Blaine, WA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they observed their baseball squad hold off the host Nooksack Valley Pioneers (Everson, WA), 9-8 in a league test.

With the win, Blaine upgrades its record to 8-1 on the season. The Borderites host Squalicum (Bellingham, WA) to battle the Storm in a 1A/2A/3A Northwest test on Friday, April 21. The Storm come into the test with a record of 5-5. Squalicum lost 2-0 in their recent league test against Burlington-Edison (Burlington, WA)

With the defeat, Nooksack Valley falls to 3-8 on the season. The Pioneers travel to Lakewood (Arlington, WA) to battle the Cougars in a 1A/2A/3A Northwest test on Friday, April 21. The Cougars come into the test with a record of 3-8. Lakewood lost 13-4 in their recent league test against Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, WA)