The Columbus Sailors (Waterloo, IA) baseball got by the visiting Alburnett Pirates (Alburnett, IA), 10-9 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Sailors now own a 7-16 record. They take the field next when they host Hudson for a North Iowa Cedar - Central challenge on Monday, June 23. Columbus will clash with a Pirates team coming off a 12-1 league loss to Dike-New Hartford (Dike, IA). The Pirates record now stands at 0-16.

With the defeat, Alburnett drops to 9-8 on the year. The Pirates travel to Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood, IA) to clash with the Vikings in a Tri-Rivers - West challenge on Monday, June 23. The Vikings go into the challenge with a record of 4-11. Edgewood-Colesburg won 7-3 in their recent league challenge against Springville (Springville, IA)