The crowd at Tuesday's non-league match between the Bartow Yellow Jackets (Bartow, FL) and the visiting Hardee Wildcats (Wauchula, FL), saw Bartow's softball squad nip Hardee by a count of 5-2.

The Yellow Jackets now sport a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they host McKeel Academy for a non-league match on Thursday, February 12. Bartow will face a Wildcats squad coming off a 6-3 league win over Mulberry (Mulberry, FL). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Hardee falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Frostproof (Frostproof, FL) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league match on Thursday, February 12. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 1-1.