The Meridian Hawks baseball team (Macon, IL), was overwhelmed 15-3 in Monday's non-league outing with the visiting Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers (Mt. Pulaski, IL)

The Hilltoppers now hold a 19-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Athens for a Sangamo outing on Wednesday, May 1. Mt. Pulaski will confront a Warriors team coming off a 6-3 league loss to Olympia (Stanford, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 8-9.

Next, the Hawks confront the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals (Warrensburg, IL) in a Central Illinois outing, on Wednesday, May 1. Meridian will attempt to advance on its 1-13 season record. The Cardinals go into the outing with a 13-8 record after their 10-7 league loss to Shelbyville (Shelbyville, IL).