The crowd at Monday's non-league battle between the Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs (Hays, KS) and the host Sacred Heart Knights (Salina, KS), saw Thomas More Prep-Marian's baseball team beat Sacred Heart by a margin of 8-4.

The Monarchs (17-3) will now prepare for their battle against Hays (Hays, KS). The Indians enter the non-league battle with a 11-7 record. In their last battle, Hays held off Garden City (Garden City, KS), 13-0, in a league battle.

Next, the Knights face the Russell Broncos (Russell, KS) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, May 8. Sacred Heart will attempt to improve on its 15-6 season record. The Broncos enter the battle with a 14-10 record after their 7-4 non-league win over Larned (Larned, KS).