In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Little Rock Southwest Gryphons (Little Rock, AR) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Southwest Christian Academy Lions (Little Rock, AR), by a final score of 13-7.

With the win, Little Rock Southwest upgrades its record to 10-6 on the season. The Gryphons travel to Central (Little Rock, AR) to encounter the Tigers in a 6A Central challenge on Friday, April 7. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 7-8. Central lost 11-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Sylvan Hills (Sherwood, AR)

With the defeat, Southwest Christian Academy falls to 2-3 on the season. The Lions host Columbia Christian (Magnolia, AR) to encounter the Crusaders in a Arkansas Christian challenge on Monday, April 10. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a record of 9-1.