In Friday's non-league game, the visiting Branson Pirates baseball team scored a close 6-5 win over the Republic Tigers.

Next up, the Pirates battle the McDonald County Mustangs (Anderson, MO) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, April 4. Branson will attempt to advance on its 4-5 season record. The Mustangs come into the outing with a 3-3 record after their 2-1 non-league win over Diamond (Diamond, MO).

The Tigers (3-7) will now prepare for their outing against Waynesville (Waynesville, MO). The Tigers come into the non-league outing with a 3-4 record. In their last outing, Waynesville was nipped by Webb City (Webb City, MO), 19-1, in a non-league test.