McDonald Blue Devils (McDonald, OH) backers went home content Thursday as they witnessed their baseball team knock off the host Liberty Leopards (Youngstown, OH), 17-4 in a non-league challenge.

The Blue Devils now own a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Ursuline for a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 11. McDonald will clash with a Fighting Irish team coming off a 3-2 non-league win over Crestview (Columbiana, OH). The Fighting Irish record now stands at 2-1.

With the defeat, Liberty drops to 0-5 on the year. The Leopards travel to Brookfield (Brookfield, OH) to clash with the Warriors in a Mahoning Valley Athletic - Grey challenge on Monday, April 13. The Warriors go into the challenge with a record of 1-5. Brookfield won 12-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Chalker (Southington, OH)