In Friday's non-league challenge, the Valley Center Hornets (Valley Center, KS) baseball squad the host South Cougars (Salina, KS), by a final score of 5-1.

With the win, Valley Center upgrades its record to 4-2 on the season. The Hornets travel to Salina Central (Salina, KS) to encounter the Mustangs in a challenge on Tuesday, May 10. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 5-9.

With the defeat, South falls to 2-11 on the season. The Cougars travel to Derby (Derby, KS) to encounter the Panthers in a challenge on Friday, May 6. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 3-1. Derby lost 10-5 in their recent league challenge against Maize (Maize, KS)