In Saturday's non-league challenge, the Metamora Redbirds (Metamora, IL) baseball squad edged the visiting Peoria Notre Dame Irish (Peoria, IL), by a final score of 9-8.

With the win, Metamora upgrades its record to 7-12 on the season. The Redbirds travel to Limestone (Bartonville, IL) to battle the Rockets in a Mid-Illini challenge on Monday, May 1. The Rockets come into the challenge with a record of 5-17. Limestone won 4-3 in their recent non-league challenge against LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL)

With the defeat, Peoria Notre Dame falls to 7-11 on the season. The Irish host Normal Community (Normal, IL) to battle the Ironmen in a Big Twelve challenge on Tuesday, May 2. The Ironmen come into the challenge with a record of 16-6. Normal Community won 3-2 in their recent non-league challenge against East Peoria (East Peoria, IL)