The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Ashe County Huskies (West Jefferson, NC) and the host Johnson County Longhorns (Mountain City, TN), saw Ashe County's baseball team gain a win over Johnson County by a tally of 8-4.

The Huskies (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC). The Cougars go into the non-league challenge with a 2-5 record. In their last challenge, Alexander Central was overwhelmed by North Davidson (Lexington, NC), 9-5, in a non-league challenge.

With the defeat, Johnson County drops to 0-1 on the year. The Longhorns host Non JV Opponent (, ) to clash with the in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 13. The go into the challenge with a record of 9-11.