The Macks Creek Pirates nipped the visiting Humansville Tigers softball squad by a final score of 8-7 in Thursday's non-league battle.

The Pirates (6-9) will now prepare for their contest against Walnut Grove (Walnut Grove, MO). The Tigers come into the non-league contest with a 7-10 record. In their last contest, Walnut Grove was nudged by Weaubleau (Weaubleau, MO), 3-1, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Tigers play the Montrose Blue Jays (Montrose, MO) in a Class 1 District 4 contest, on Friday, October 6. Humansville will attempt to move on its 3-18 season record. The Blue Jays come into the contest with a 13-7 record after their 10-0 non-league win over Leeton (Leeton, MO).