Spectators at Tuesday's non-league battle between the Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) and the visiting Carrollton Hawks (Carrollton, IL), saw Marquette Catholic's baseball squad knock off Carrollton by a count of 8-3.

Coming up next, the Explorers play the Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL) in a non-league battle, on Wednesday, May 1. Marquette Catholic will attempt to move on its 11-11 season record. The Shells enter the battle with a 18-11 record after their 2-0 league loss to Columbia (Columbia, IL).

The Hawks now possess a 5-15 record. They take the field next when they travel to West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] for a Western Illinois Valley - South battle on Wednesday, May 1. Carrollton will play a Cougars squad coming off a 9-0 non-league loss to Calhoun (Hardin, IL). The Cougars record now stands at 12-4.