The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Houston Hilltoppers (Houston, MS) and the visiting Columbus Falcons (Columbus, MS), saw Houston's baseball team beat Columbus by a margin of 16-0.

The Hilltoppers (4-2) will now prepare for their battle against South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS). The Cougars enter the non-league battle with a 1-3 record. In their last battle, South Pontotoc was overwhelmed by Caledonia (Caledonia, MS), 11-8, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Falcons face the Columbus Christian Academy rams (Steens, MS) in a non-league battle, on Friday, February 28. Columbus will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The rams enter the battle with a 0-1 record after their 12-2 non-league loss to Calhoun Academy (Calhoun City, MS).