Spectators at Friday's league battle between the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs (Mackinaw, IL) and the visiting Ridgeview Mustangs (Colfax, IL), saw Deer Creek-Mackinaw's baseball squad knock off Ridgeview by a count of 7-2.

Coming up next, the Chiefs play the Tremont Turks (Tremont, IL) in a Heart of Illinois battle, on Monday, April 10. Deer Creek-Mackinaw will attempt to move on its 5-3 season record. The Turks enter the battle with a 8-1 record after their 17-1 non-league loss to St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL).

The Mustangs now possess a 2-5 record. They take the field next when they host Cissna Park for a non-league battle on Saturday, April 8. Ridgeview will play a Timberwolves squad coming off a 12-2 league loss to Westville (Westville, IL). The Timberwolves record now stands at 2-3.