The crowd at Monday's league battle between the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders (Coon Rapids, IA) and the visiting Exira-EHK Spartans (Elk Horn, IA), saw Coon Rapids-Bayard's baseball team gain a win over Exira-EHK by a tally of 17-3.

The Crusaders (15-2) will now prepare for their battle against Newell-Fonda (Newell, IA). The Mustangs enter the non-league battle with a 5-7 record. In their last battle, Newell-Fonda was overwhelmed by Pocahontas (Pocahontas, IA), 2-1, in a league battle.

Next, the Spartans face the IKM/Manning Wolves (Manning, IA) in a non-league battle, on Wednesday, June 18. Exira-EHK will attempt to upgrade on its 1-9 season record. The Wolves enter the battle with a 4-9 record after their 18-0 league loss to Underwood (Underwood, IA).