Spectators at Monday's non-league battle between the Ridge View Raptors (Holstein, IA) and the visiting Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks (Hartley, IA), saw Ridge View's baseball squad knock off Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn by a count of 12-1.

Coming up next, the Raptors play the Cherokee Washington Braves (Cherokee, IA) in a non-league battle, on Wednesday, May 22. Ridge View will attempt to move on its 1-2 season record.

The Hawks now possess a 1-2 record. They take the field next when they host George-Little Rock for a War Eagle battle on Monday, May 20.