The Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL) baseball the visiting Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL), 7-2 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Golden Warriors now own a 11-17 record. They take the field next when they host Geneseo for a Western Big Six challenge on Monday, May 12. Sterling will clash with a Maple Leafs team coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Morton (Morton, IL). The Maple Leafs record now stands at 13-16.

With the defeat, Mendota drops to 8-14 on the year. The Trojans travel to Erie-Prophetstown (Erie, IL) to clash with the Panthers in a Three Rivers challenge on Monday, May 12. The Panthers go into the challenge with a record of 4-10. Erie-Prophetstown lost 9-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Orion (Orion, IL)