Spectators at Friday's league battle between the Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls (Anderson, TX) and the visiting Shepherd Pirates (Shepherd, TX), saw Anderson-Shiro's baseball squad knock off Shepherd by a count of 8-1.

Coming up next, the Fighting Owls play the Franklin Lions (Franklin, TX) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, April 6. Anderson-Shiro will attempt to move on its 15-6 season record. The Lions enter the battle with a 16-3 record after their 12-1 league win over Mexia (Mexia, TX).

The Pirates now possess a 9-11 record. They take the field next when they travel to Crockett for a 3A Region III District 23 battle on Thursday, April 11. Shepherd will play a Bulldogs squad coming off a 15-4 league loss to New Waverly (New Waverly, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-15.