The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Appleton City Bulldogs (Appleton City, MO) and the visiting Hermitage Hornets (Hermitage, MO), saw Appleton City's baseball team gain a win over Hermitage by a tally of 6-4.

The Bulldogs (8-9) will now prepare for their battle against Sherwood (Creighton, MO). The Marksmen enter the non-league battle with a 10-14 record. In their last battle, Sherwood by Warsaw (Warsaw, MO), 11-1, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Hornets face the Weaubleau Tigers (Weaubleau, MO) in a non-league battle, on Monday, May 5. Hermitage will attempt to upgrade on its 7-7 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 12-9 record after their 1-0 non-league win over Halfway (Halfway, MO).