The Davenport Central Blue Devils held off the visiting Maquoketa Cardinals baseball team by a margin of 2-1 in Friday's non-league game.

The Blue Devils (2-0) will now prepare for their game against Hempstead (Dubuque, IA). The Mustangs go into the non-league game with a 2-1 record. In their last game, Hempstead nudged Davenport North (Davenport, IA), 6-5, in a non-league game.

Next, the Cardinals play the Clinton River Kings (Clinton, IA) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, May 27. Maquoketa will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The River Kings go into the game with a 2-1 record after their 14-4 non-league loss to Dubuque Senior (Dubuque, IA).