In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Smackover Buckaroos (Smackover, AR) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Junction City Dragons (Junction City, AR), by a final score of 8-0.

With the win, Smackover upgrades its record to 9-6 on the season. The Buckaroos host Fordyce (Fordyce, AR) to battle the Redbugs in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 26. The Redbugs come into the challenge with a record of 13-9.

With the defeat, Junction City falls to 6-19 on the season. The Dragons host Woodlawn (Rison, AR) to battle the Bears in a 2A Region 8 challenge on Friday, April 26. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 25-1. Woodlawn won 7-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Bauxite (Bauxite, AR)