Spectators at Thursday's non-league battle between the Pine Tree Pirates (Longview, TX) and the visiting Carthage Bulldogs (Carthage, TX), saw Pine Tree's baseball squad knock off Carthage by a count of 3-1.

Coming up next, the Pirates play the Crosby Cougars (Crosby, TX) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, March 5. Pine Tree will attempt to move on its 3-3 season record. The Cougars enter the battle with a 7-2 record after their 4-4 non-league Kilgore (Kilgore, TX).

The Bulldogs now possess a 4-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Pleasant Grove for a non-league battle on Thursday, March 3. Carthage will play a Hawks squad coming off a 8-3 non-league win over Queen City (Queen City, TX). The Hawks record now stands at 2-0.