The Altoona Railroaders (Altoona, WI) baseball got by the visiting Sparta Spartans (Sparta, WI), 3-2 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Railroaders now own a 10-8 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bloomer for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 12. Altoona will clash with a Blackhawks team coming off a 3-2 league loss to Cadott (Cadott, WI). The Blackhawks record now stands at 11-4.

With the defeat, Sparta drops to 1-14 on the year. The Spartans host Reedsburg (Reedsburg, WI) to clash with the Beavers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 10. The Beavers go into the challenge with a record of 12-4. Reedsburg lost 5-1 in their recent league challenge against Mount Horeb (Mount Horeb, WI)