The Ava Bears (Ava, MO) baseball the visiting Ash Grove Pirates (Ash Grove, MO), 7-4 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Bears now own a 15-6 record. They take the field next when they host Central for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 11. Ava will clash with a Bulldogs team coming off a 11-4 non-league loss to Waynesville (Waynesville, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-16.

With the defeat, Ash Grove drops to 23-6 on the year. The Pirates host Jasper (Jasper, MO) to clash with the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Monday, May 11. The Eagles go into the challenge with a record of 12-9. Jasper won 12-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Lockwood (Lockwood, MO)