In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Kemper County Wildcats (DeKalb, MS) baseball squad triumphed over the host Newton Tigers (Newton, MS), by a final score of 17-7.

With the win, Kemper County upgrades its record to 2-5 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Enterprise (Enterprise, MS) to encounter the Bulldogs in a 3A Region 5 challenge on Tuesday, March 26. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 7-8. Enterprise lost 9-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Newton County (Decatur, MS)

With the defeat, Newton falls to 0-7 on the season. The Tigers host Scott Central (Forest, MS) to encounter the Rebels in a 2A Region 5 challenge on Friday, March 22. The Rebels come into the challenge with a record of 3-11. Scott Central won 21-0 in their recent league challenge against Newton (Newton, MS)