Spectators at Saturday's non-league battle between the Clopton Hawks (Clarksville, MO) and the host South Shelby Cardinals (Shelbina, MO), saw Clopton's baseball squad knock off South Shelby by a count of 9-2.

Coming up next, the Hawks play the Missouri Military Academy Fighting Colonels (Mexico, MO) in a non-league battle, on Monday, April 8. Clopton will attempt to move on its 5-2 season record. The Fighting Colonels enter the battle with a 0-4 record after their 15-0 non-league loss to Belle (Belle, MO).

The Cardinals now possess a 2-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Brookfield for a non-league battle on Monday, April 8. South Shelby will play a Bulldogs squad coming off a 6-2 non-league loss to Marceline (Marceline, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-6.