Spectators at Friday's league battle between the River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats (Hanover, IL) and the host Galena Pirates (Galena, IL), saw River Ridge/Scales Mound's baseball squad beat Galena by a margin of 5-2.

Coming up next, the Wildcats play the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders (Ashton, IL) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, May 4. River Ridge/Scales Mound will attempt to better on its 11-9 season record. The Raiders enter the battle with a 7-9 record after their 4-3 league loss to Amboy (Amboy, IL).

The Pirates now sport a 11-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Forreston for a non-league battle on Monday, May 6. Galena will play a Cardinals squad coming off a 7-3 league win over Milledgeville (Milledgeville, IL). The Cardinals record now stands at 18-7.