The North Butler Bearcats baseball team (Greene, IA), was overwhelmed 23-0 in Wednesday's non-league outing with the visiting Newman Catholic Knights (Mason City, IA)

The Knights now hold a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Algona for a non-league outing on Thursday, May 23. Newman Catholic will battle a Bulldogs squad coming off a 9-5 non-league win over Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg, IA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-2.

With the defeat, North Butler falls to 0-1 on the season. The Bearcats travel to Central Springs (Manly, IA) to battle the Panthers in a non-league test on Friday, May 24. The Panthers come into the test with a record of 0-3. Central Springs lost 13-7 in their recent non-league test against Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua, IA)