The Bland County Bears triumphed over the host Craig County Rockets baseball squad by a score of 13-5 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next up, the Bears battle the Galax Maroon Tide (Galax, VA) in a Mountain Empire outing, on Friday, May 9. Bland County will attempt to advance on its 3-14 season record. The Maroon Tide come into the outing with a 1-13 record after their 12-2 league loss to Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows, VA).

The Rockets (0-13) will now prepare for their outing against Giles (Pearisburg, VA). The Spartans come into the non-league outing with a 5-12 record. In their last outing, Giles was overwhelmed by Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows, VA), 10-0, in a league outing.