The Nixa Eagles baseball team scored 12 runs and limited the host Hillcrest Hornets to 0 in the Eagles non-league victory on Monday.

The Eagles (21-14) will now prepare for their match against Carthage (Carthage, MO). The Tigers go into the Class 6 District 6 match with a 16-16 record. In their last challenge, Carthage was overwhelmed by Branson (Branson, MO), 4-0, in a non-league challenge.

With the defeat, Hillcrest falls to 2-29 on the season. The Hornets host Willard (Willard, MO) to encounter the Tigers in a Class 5 District 6 challenge on Wednesday, May 15. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 27-5. Willard won 5-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville, MO)