In Thursday's non-league game, the host Ballard Bombers baseball team scored a nice 14-3 victory over the Carroll Tigers.

The Bombers (8-6) will now prepare for their game against North Polk (Alleman, IA). The Comets go into the Raccoon River game with a 12-2 record. In their last game, North Polk ran past Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly, IA), 13-3, in a non-league game.

The Tigers (2-6) will now prepare for their game against Coon Rapids-Bayard (Coon Rapids, IA). The Crusaders go into the non-league game with a 9-5 record. In their last game, Coon Rapids-Bayard ran past CAM (Anita, IA), 6-1, in a league game.