The Hancock Hawks (Kiln, MS) softball nipped the visiting Poplarville Hornets (Poplarville, MS), 3-2 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

The Hawks now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Gulfport for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 13. Hancock will encounter a Admirals team coming off a 5-3 non-league loss to Purvis (Purvis, MS). The Admirals record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Poplarville moves to 0-1 on the season. The Hornets travel to Pearl River Central (Carriere, MS) to encounter the Blue Devils in a non-league outing on Thursday, February 13. The Blue Devils come into the outing with a record of 1-0. Pearl River Central won 9-8 in their recent non-league outing against Vancleave (Vancleave, MS)