In Wednesday's league challenge, the Marquette Defenders (Bellevue, IA) baseball squad edged the visiting Easton Valley (Preston, IA), by a final score of 2-1.

With the win, Marquette upgrades its record to 4-2 on the season. The Defenders host Camanche (Camanche, IA) to battle the Indians in a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 30. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 0-5. Camanche lost 9-8 in their recent league challenge against Durant (Durant, IA)

With the defeat, Easton Valley falls to 2-5 on the season. The host Wapsie Valley (Fairbank, IA) to battle the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Saturday, June 1. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 10-3. Wapsie Valley won 5-2 in their recent non-league challenge against MFL MarMac (Monona, IA)