The Dakota Indians (Dakota, IL) baseball trounced the visiting Eastland Cougars (Lanark, IL), 13-6 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Indians now own a 6-6 record. They take the field next when they host Lena-Winslow for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 8. Dakota will clash with a Panthers team coming off a 10-7 non-league loss to Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 5-2.

With the defeat, Eastland drops to 2-3 on the year. The Cougars travel to Milledgeville (Milledgeville, IL) to clash with the Missiles in a Northwest Upstate Illini - East challenge on Tuesday, April 8. The Missiles go into the challenge with a record of 1-5.