The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Aurora Houn Dawgs (Aurora, MO) and the visiting Hillcrest Hornets (Springfield, MO), saw Aurora's baseball team gain a win over Hillcrest by a tally of 9-4.

The Houn Dawgs (4-5) will now prepare for their battle against Ozark (Ozark, MO). The Tigers enter the non-league battle with a 8-2 record. In their last battle, Ozark held off Republic (Republic, MO), 8-4, in a league battle.

Next, the Hornets face the Ruskin Golden Eagles (Kansas City, MO) in a non-league battle, on Friday, April 11. Hillcrest will attempt to upgrade on its 1-5 season record.