The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Niceville Eagles (Niceville, FL) and the visiting Pace Patriots (Pace, FL), saw Niceville's softball squad nip Pace by a score of 5-2.

With the triumph, Niceville improves its record to 9-6 on the year. The Eagles host Varsity Opponent (, ) to face the in a non-league contest on Friday, April 3. The enter the contest with a record of 7-45. Varsity Opponent lost 23-6 in their recent non-league contest against Perry Central (Leopold, IN)

The Patriots now hold a 15-2 record. They play next when they travel to Jay for a non-league contest on Monday, April 6. Pace will face a Royals squad coming off a 10-2 non-league win over Walton (DeFuniak Springs, FL). The Royals record now stands at 7-5.