In Thursday's league challenge, the Laporte Wildcats (Laporte, MN) baseball squad edged the visiting Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN), by a final score of 5-4.

With the win, Laporte upgrades its record to 4-2 on the season. The Wildcats host Mahnomen/Waubun (Mahnomen, MN) to battle the Thunderbirds in a non-league challenge on Friday, May 3. The Thunderbirds come into the challenge with a record of 1-5.

With the defeat, Pine River-Backus falls to 1-6 on the season. The Tigers travel to Hill City/Northland (Hill City, MN) to battle the in a non-league challenge on Friday, May 3. The come into the challenge with a record of 1-6.