The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane (Fitzgerald, GA) and the host Irwin County Indians (Ocilla, GA), saw Fitzgerald's baseball team gain a win over Irwin County by a final score of 6-1.

With the triumph, Fitzgerald moves its record to 5-1 on the season. The Purple Hurricane host Cairo (Cairo, GA) to confront the Syrupmakers in a non-league contest on Friday, February 20. The Syrupmakers come into the contest with a record of 0-5. Cairo lost 6-1 in their recent non-league contest against Baconton Charter (Baconton, GA)

The Indians now possess a 3-2 record. They play next when they travel to Berrien for a non-league game on Monday, February 23. Irwin County will face a Rebels team coming off a 8-3 non-league loss to Lanier County (Lakeland, GA). The Rebels record now stands at 2-4.