The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the East Canton Hornets (East Canton, OH) and the visiting Malvern Hornets (Malvern, OH), observed East Canton's softball team get by Malvern by a tally of 8-2.

The Hornets (3-2) will now prepare for their bout against Conotton Valley (Bowerston, OH). The Rockets go into the Ohio Valley Athletic A bout with a 3-0 record. In their last bout, Conotton Valley tipped Canton South (Canton, OH), 15-1, in a non-league bout.

In their next game, the Hornets clash with the Leetonia Bears (Leetonia, OH) in a non-league bout, on Monday, March 31. Malvern will attempt to advance on its 0-2 season record. The Bears go into the bout with a 0-1 record after their 22-3 non-league loss to Springfield (New Middletown, OH).