The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Rison Wildcats (Rison, AR) and the visiting Monticello Billies (Monticello, AR), saw Rison's baseball team gain a win over Monticello by a tally of 5-0.

The Wildcats (9-3) will now prepare for their battle against Central (West Helena, AR). The Cougars enter the 3A Region 8 battle with a 0-5 record. In their last battle, Central was overwhelmed by Barton (Lexa, AR), 30-15, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Billies face the Star City Bulldogs (Star City, AR) in a 4A Region 8 battle, on Friday, April 4. Monticello will attempt to upgrade on its 7-9 season record. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a 2-8 record after their 5-2 league loss to Warren (Warren, AR).