The Purvis Tornadoes (Purvis, MS) softball the visiting Petal Panthers (Petal, MS), 6-3 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Tornadoes (13-4) will now prepare for their bout against Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn, MS). The Aggies go into the 4A Region 7 bout with a 7-7 record. In their last bout, Forrest County Agricultural was routed by Salem (Tylertown, MS), 10-9, in a non-league challenge.

With the loss, Petal falls to 11-5 on the campaign. The Panthers host Meridian (Meridian, MS) to battle the Wildcats in a 7A Region 3 challenge on Tuesday, March 26. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 8-5. Meridian lost 11-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Sebastopol (Sebastopol, MS)