The Newton Cardinals (Newton, IA) baseball got by the host Pella Christian Eagles (Pella, IA), 6-5 in Monday's non-league challenge.

The Cardinals now own a 4-13 record. They take the field next when they travel to Knoxville for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, June 17. Newton will clash with a Panthers team coming off a 5-1 league win over Davis County (Bloomfield, IA). The Panthers record now stands at 9-6.

With the defeat, Pella Christian drops to 5-15 on the year. The Eagles travel to Norwalk (Norwalk, IA) to clash with the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, June 18. The Warriors go into the challenge with a record of 9-8. Norwalk won 8-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant, IA)