The Halfway Cardinals (Halfway, MO) baseball trounced the visiting Pleasant Hope Pirates (Pleasant Hope, MO), 11-3 in Monday's non-league challenge.

The Cardinals now own a 7-3 record. They take the field next when they host Dadeville for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 8.

With the defeat, Pleasant Hope drops to 1-5 on the year. The Pirates travel to Early (Morrisville, MO) to clash with the Panthers in a challenge on Tuesday, April 8. The Panthers go into the challenge with a record of 4-3. Early won 14-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Fair Play (Fair Play, MO)