The John Battle Trojans (Bristol, VA) baseball trounced the host Prestonsburg Blackcats (Prestonsburg, KY), 12-0 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Trojans now own a 6-3 record. They take the field next when they host Gate City for a Mountain 7 challenge on Tuesday, April 29. John Battle will clash with a Blue Devils team coming off a 18-4 non-league loss to Dobyns-Bennett (Kingsport, TN). The Blue Devils record now stands at 5-4.

With the defeat, Prestonsburg drops to 6-14 on the year. The Blackcats host Lebanon (Lebanon, VA) to clash with the Pioneers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 26. The Pioneers go into the challenge with a record of 7-3. Lebanon lost 7-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Daniel Boone (Gray, TN)