The crowd at Tuesday's non-league battle between the Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN) and the visiting McGregor Mercuries (McGregor, MN), saw Pine River-Backus's baseball team gain a win over McGregor by a tally of 8-1.

The Tigers (5-6) will now prepare for their battle against Kelliher/Northome (Northome, MN). The Mustangs enter the Northland battle with a 0-5 record. In their last battle, Kelliher/Northome was overwhelmed by Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker, MN), 14-0, in a league battle.

Next, the Mercuries face the Braham Bombers (Braham, MN) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, May 8. McGregor will attempt to upgrade on its 0-6 season record. The Bombers enter the battle with a 4-8 record after their 9-2 league loss to East Central (Sandstone, MN).