Mountain Empire Redhawks (Pine Valley, CA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they observed their baseball squad hold off the visiting High Tech NC Raptor (San Marcos, CA), 1-0 in a non-league test.

With the win, Mountain Empire upgrades its record to 8-8 on the season.

With the defeat, High Tech NC falls to 6-6 on the season. The Raptor host Gompers Prep Academy (San Diego, CA) to battle the Eagles in a Patroit test on Friday, May 12. The Eagles come into the test with a record of 4-12. Gompers Prep Academy 0-0 in their recent league test against Cristo Rey (San Diego, CA)