In Friday's non-league challenge, the Valley Christian Defenders (Cerritos, CA) baseball squad edged the visiting Sage Hill Lightning (Newport Beach, CA), by a final score of 6-5.

With the win, Valley Christian upgrades its record to 11-8 on the season. The Defenders travel to Maranatha (Pasadena, CA) to battle the Minutemen in a Olympic challenge on Tuesday, April 12. The Minutemen come into the challenge with a record of 13-5. Maranatha won 6-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Charter Oak (Covina, CA)

With the defeat, Sage Hill falls to 6-5 on the season. The Lightning host St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano, CA) to battle the Tartans in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 12. The Tartans come into the challenge with a record of 10-2.