The crowd at Tuesday's non-league match between the Grace Community Cougars (Tyler, TX) and the host Athens Hornets (Athens, TX), saw Grace Community's softball squad nip Athens by a count of 6-5.

The Cougars now sport a 10-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Grapevine Faith Christian for a TAPPS Division II District 1 match on Tuesday, March 21. Grace Community will face a Lions squad coming off a 17-2 non-league loss to Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth, TX). The Lions record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Athens falls to 0-12 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX) to face the Bears in a 4A Region II District 16 match on Tuesday, March 21. The Bears enter the match with a record of 9-9. Brownsboro lost 14-4 in their recent league match against Van (Van, TX)