The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Cottondale Hornets (Cottondale, FL) and the host Vernon Yellowjackets (Vernon, FL), saw Cottondale's softball squad nip Vernon by a count of 8-5.

The Hornets now sport a 9-7 record. They take the field next when they host Bay for a non-league match on Tuesday, April 25. Cottondale will face a Tornadoes squad coming off a 22-10 non-league loss to South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach, FL). The Tornadoes record now stands at 1-17.

With the loss, Vernon falls to 8-11 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets host Bethlehem (Bonifay, FL) to face the Wildcats in a 1A District 2 match on Friday, April 21. The Wildcats enter the match with a record of 10-4. Bethlehem won 23-0 in their recent non-league match against Emmanuel Christian (Dothan, AL)