The Newton County Cougars (Decatur, MS) softball the visiting Northwest Rankin Cougars (Brandon, MS), 3-1 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Cougars now own a 5-2 record. They take the field next when they host Quitman for a 4A Region 5 challenge on Tuesday, April 6.

With the loss, Northwest Rankin falls to 8-6 on the campaign. The Cougars host Terry (Terry, MS) to battle the Bulldogs in a 6A Region 6 challenge on Tuesday, March 23. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a record of 3-5. Terry won 15-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Raymond (Raymond, MS)