In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Alpena Leopards (Alpena, AR) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Deer Antlers (Deer, AR), by a margin of 16-1.

With the win, Alpena betters its record to 3-9 on the season. The Leopards travel to Scranton (Scranton, AR) to encounter the Rockets in a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 2. The Rockets come into the challenge with a record of 15-4. Scranton won 15-0 in their recent non-league challenge against County Line (Branch, AR)

With the defeat, Deer falls to 0-9 on the season.