The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA) and the visiting Washington Warriors (Cedar Rapids, IA), witnessed Independence's baseball team knock off Washington by a count of 6-0.

The Mustangs now own a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Maquoketa Valley for a non-league challenge on Friday, May 30. Independence will clash with a Wildcats team coming off a 13-3 league win over Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood, IA). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-1.

With the defeat, Washington drops to 3-6 on the year. The Warriors host Iowa City (Iowa City, IA) to clash with the Little Hawks in a Mississippi Valley - Valley challenge on Friday, May 30. The Little Hawks go into the challenge with a record of 9-3. Iowa City won 5-0 in their recent league challenge against Linn-Mar (Marion, IA)