Spectators at Saturday's non-league battle between the Hazleton Cougars (Hazleton, PA) and the host Freedom Patriots (Bethlehem, PA), saw Hazleton's baseball squad edge Freedom by a count of 4-3.

Coming up next, the Cougars play the Wyoming Valley West Spartans (Plymouth, PA) in a Wyoming Valley 1 battle, on Monday, April 9. Hazleton will attempt to move on its 2-1 season record.

The Patriots now possess a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they host Easton for a Lehigh Valley battle on Tuesday, April 10. Freedom will play a Rovers squad coming off a 11-0 league win over William Allen (Allentown, PA). The Rovers record now stands at 2-0.