The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Pleasant Valley Spartans (Pleasant Valley, IA) and the visiting Hempstead Mustangs (Dubuque, IA), saw Pleasant Valley's baseball team beat Hempstead by a margin of 14-11.

The Spartans (16-2) will now prepare for their battle against Hempstead (Dubuque, IA). The Mustangs go into the non-league challenge with a 7-3 record. In their last challenge, Hempstead nipped Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls, IA), 12-9, in a non-league challenge.

With the defeat, Hempstead drops to 7-5 on the year. The Mustangs travel to Pleasant Valley (Pleasant Valley, IA) to clash with the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Thursday, June 12. The Spartans go into the challenge with a record of 14-2. Pleasant Valley lost 5-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny, IA)