Spectators at Saturday's non-league battle between the Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn Rockets (Roanoke, IL) and the host Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL), saw Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn's baseball squad beat Forreston by a margin of 16-9.

Coming up next, the Rockets play the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL) in a non-league battle, on Monday, April 10. Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn will attempt to better on its 4-4 season record. The Grey Ghosts enter the battle with a 4-7 record after their 10-1 league loss to Monticello (Monticello, IL).

The Cardinals now sport a 5-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Amboy for a Northwest Upstate Illini - East battle on Tuesday, April 11. Forreston will play a Clippers squad coming off a 8-2 non-league loss to Bureau Valley (Manlius, IL). The Clippers record now stands at 5-5.