The Poplarville Hornets (Poplarville, MS) softball nipped the visiting Harrison Central Red Rebels (Gulfport, MS), 5-4 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

The Hornets now sport a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Picayune for a non-league outing on Friday, February 28. Poplarville will encounter a Maroon Tide team coming off a 3-2 non-league win over Purvis (Purvis, MS). The Maroon Tide record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Harrison Central moves to 0-4 on the season. The Red rebels travel to Long Beach (Long Beach, MS) to encounter the Bearcats in a non-league outing on Thursday, February 27. The Bearcats come into the outing with a record of 1-3. Long Beach won 2-1 in their recent non-league outing against Poplarville (Poplarville, MS)