The Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL) baseball trounced the visiting Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL), 13-3 in Monday's league challenge.

The Comets now own a 16-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Princeton for a Three Rivers challenge on Tuesday, April 29. Newman Central Catholic will clash with a Tigers team coming off a 19-3 league loss to Kewanee (Kewanee, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 8-5.

With the defeat, Mendota drops to 7-10 on the year. The Trojans host Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) to clash with the Comets in a Three Rivers challenge on Thursday, May 1. The Comets go into the challenge with a record of 17-3. Newman Central Catholic won 3-2 in their recent league challenge against Princeton (Princeton, IL)