The Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) baseball got by the visiting Staunton Bulldogs (Staunton, IL), 5-4 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Piasa Birds now own a 2-1 record. They take the field next when they host Carlinville for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, May 14. Southwestern will clash with a Cavaliers team coming off a 4-3 league win over Hillsboro (Hillsboro, IL). The Cavaliers record now stands at 4-5.

With the defeat, Staunton drops to 10-3 on the year. The Bulldogs host Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL) to clash with the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, May 13. The Eagles go into the challenge with a record of 5-0.