Spectators at Tuesday's non-league match between the Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS) and the host Newton Tigers (Newton, MS), witnessed Forest's softball squad prevail over Newton by a count of 16-4.

The Bearcats now sport a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Leake County for a non-league match on Thursday, February 29. Forest will face a Gators squad coming off a 20-0 non-league loss to Louisville (Louisville, MS). The Gators record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Newton moves to 0-2 on the season. The Tigers host Lake Cormorant (Lake Cormorant, MS) to face the in a non-league match on Thursday, March 7. The go into the match with a record of 2-3.