In Thursday's league challenge, the Oneida Express (Oneida, NY) baseball squad nipped the visiting Rome Free Academy Black Knights (Rome, NY), by a margin of 9-8.

With the win, Oneida betters its record to 3-4 on the season. The Express host Holland Patent (Holland Patent, NY) to encounter the Golden Knights in a Section 3 Tri-Valley challenge on Saturday, April 27. The Golden Knights come into the challenge with a record of 3-5. Holland Patent won 14-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Westmoreland (Westmoreland, NY)

With the defeat, Rome Free Academy falls to 4-2 on the season. The Black knights host Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius, NY) to encounter the Hornets in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 27. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 4-2. Fayetteville-Manlius lost 7-1 in their recent league challenge against Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero, NY)