In Thursday's league challenge, the Coon Rapids Cardinals (Coon Rapids, MN) baseball squad edged the visiting Spring Lake Park Panthers (Spring Lake Park, MN), by a final score of 3-2.

With the win, Coon Rapids upgrades its record to 7-6 on the season. The Cardinals host Washburn (Minneapolis, MN) to battle the Millers in a non-league challenge on Friday, May 10. The Millers come into the challenge with a record of 7-2. Washburn won 12-2 in their recent league challenge against Edison (Minneapolis, MN)

With the defeat, Spring Lake Park falls to 7-8 on the season. The Panthers travel to Totino-Grace (Fridley, MN) to battle the Eagles in a Northwest Suburban challenge on Tuesday, May 14. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 7-7. Totino-Grace won 14-12 in their recent non-league challenge against Princeton (Princeton, MN)