The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Miami East Vikings (Casstown, OH) and the visiting Covington Buccs (Covington, OH), saw Miami East's baseball team beat Covington by a margin of 12-9.

The Vikings (8-7) will now prepare for their battle against Franklin Monroe (Pitsburg, OH). The Jets enter the non-league battle with a 10-10 record. In their last battle, Franklin Monroe held off Ansonia (Ansonia, OH), 8-1, in a league battle.

Next, the Buccs face the Newton Local Indians (Pleasant Hill, OH) in a non-league battle, on Friday, May 9. Covington will attempt to improve on its 8-10 season record. The Indians enter the battle with a 12-4 record after their 3-1 league loss to Arcanum (Arcanum, OH).