The Martins Ferry Purple Riders (Martins Ferry, OH) baseball the visiting Buckeye Local Panthers (Rayland, OH), 6-3 in Wednesday's league challenge.

The Purple Riders now own a 6-5 record. They take the field next when they host Cambridge for a Buckeye 8 challenge on Thursday, May 1. Martins Ferry will clash with a Bobcats team coming off a 6-1 non-league win over Marietta (Marietta, OH). The Bobcats record now stands at 7-8.

With the defeat, Buckeye Local drops to 5-12 on the year. The Panthers travel to Weir (Weirton, WV) to clash with the Red Riders in a non-league challenge on Friday, May 2. The Red Riders go into the challenge with a record of 9-14. Weir won 6-5 in their recent league challenge against Oak Glen (New Cumberland, WV)