The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA) and the host Kingsley-Pierson Panthers (Kingsley, IA), saw Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union's baseball team get by Kingsley-Pierson by a tally of 1-0.

The Royals (9-1) will now prepare for their battle against St. Mary's (Remsen, IA). The Hawks enter the War Eagle battle with a 9-1 record. In their last battle, St. Mary's held off Trinity Christian (Hull, IA), 11-0, in a league battle.

Next, the Panthers face the Woodbine Tigers (Woodbine, IA) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, June 14. Kingsley-Pierson will attempt to upgrade on its 7-4 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 6-3 record after their 19-5 league win over Boyer Valley (Dunlap, IA).