The crowd at Monday's league battle between the Newton Eagles (Newton, IL) and the visiting Casey-Westfield Warriors (Casey, IL), saw Newton's baseball team get by Casey-Westfield by a margin of 3-2.

The Eagles (15-11) will now prepare for their battle against Edwards County (Albion, IL). The Lions enter the non-league battle with a 14-4 record. In their last battle, Edwards County was tipped by Fairfield (Fairfield, IL), 5-4, in a league battle.

Next, the Warriors face the Heritage Hawks (Broadlands, IL) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, May 15. Casey-Westfield will attempt to upgrade on its 14-12 season record. The Hawks enter the bout with a 5-17 record after their 4-3 league loss to Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] (Kansas, IL).