The Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers (Joliet, IL) baseball trounced the host Plainfield East Bengals (Plainfield, IL), 9-1 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Hilltoppers now own a 3-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to New Trier for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 8. Joliet Catholic will clash with a Trevians team coming off a 4-3 non-league loss to Fremd (Palatine, IL). The Trevians record now stands at 7-2.

With the defeat, Plainfield East drops to 2-6 on the year. The Bengals travel to Oswego East (Oswego, IL) to clash with the Wolves in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 8. The Wolves go into the challenge with a record of 2-5. Oswego East won 6-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Naperville North (Naperville, IL)