The Maple River Eagles baseball team (Mapleton, MN), was tipped 3-2 in Tuesday's non-league outing with the visiting Belle Plaine Tigers (Belle Plaine, MN)

The Tigers now hold a 9-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mayer Lutheran for a Minnesota River outing on Thursday, May 9. Belle Plaine will confront a Crusaders team coming off a 6-4 non-league win over Lester Prairie (Lester Prairie, MN). The Crusaders record now stands at 10-5.

Next, the Eagles confront the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers (New Richland, MN) in a Gopher test, on Thursday, May 9. Maple River will attempt to upgrade on its 6-5 season record. The Panthers come into the test with a 4-10 record after their 18-5 non-league loss to Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] (Montgomery, MN).