The Martins Ferry Purple Riders (Martins Ferry, OH) baseball the host East Palestine Bulldogs (East Palestine, OH), 2-0 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

The Purple Riders now own a 8-9 record. They take the field next when they host Bridgeport for a Ohio Valley Athletic AA challenge on Friday, May 16. Martins Ferry will clash with a Bulldogs team coming off a 6-3 league win over Shenandoah (Sarahsville, OH). The Bulldogs record now stands at 11-4.

With the defeat, East Palestine drops to 16-8 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to David Anderson (Lisbon, OH) to clash with the Blue Devils in a Eastern Ohio Athletic challenge on Monday, May 19. The Blue Devils go into the challenge with a record of 11-8. David Anderson won 10-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Liberty (Youngstown, OH)