The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Blaine Bengals (Blaine, MN) and the visiting Mounds View Mustangs (Arden Hills, MN), saw Blaine's baseball team get by Mounds View by a margin of 5-4.

The Bengals (13-9) will now prepare for their battle against Duluth East (Duluth, MN). The Greyhounds go into the non-league challenge with a 9-11 record. In their last challenge, Duluth East was nipped by Elk River (Elk River, MN), 5-1, in a non-league challenge.

With the defeat, Mounds View drops to 15-7 on the year. The Mustangs host Osseo (Osseo, MN) to clash with the Orioles in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, May 26. The Orioles go into the challenge with a record of 4-13. Osseo won 11-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Irondale (New Brighton, MN)