The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Norrix Knights (Kalamazoo, MI) and the visiting St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI), saw Norrix's baseball team knock off St. Joseph by a count of 8-5.

The Knights now own a 16-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Kalamazoo Central for a Southwestern Michigan - East challenge on Saturday, May 10. Norrix will clash with a Maroon Giants team coming off a 6-5 league win over Lakeshore (Stevensville, MI). The Maroon Giants record now stands at 13-13.

With the defeat, St. Joseph drops to 7-9 on the year. The Bears travel to Lakeshore (Stevensville, MI) to clash with the Lancers in a Southwestern Michigan - West challenge on Saturday, May 10. The Lancers go into the challenge with a record of 15-4. Lakeshore lost 6-5 in their recent league challenge against Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI)