The crowd at Monday's non-league battle between the Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL) and the host MacArthur Generals (Decatur, IL), saw Mt. Zion's baseball team gain a win over MacArthur by a tally of 13-1.

The Braves (5-0) will now prepare for their battle against Effingham (Effingham, IL). The Hearts enter the Apollo battle with a 5-2 record. In their last battle, Effingham prevailed over Salem (Salem, IL), 8-6, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Generals face the Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL) in a Central State Eight battle, on Tuesday, April 8. MacArthur will attempt to upgrade on its 3-3 season record. The Pioneers enter the battle with a 4-2 record after their 10-8 league loss to Rochester (Rochester, IL).