The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the American Christian Academy Patriots (Tuscaloosa, AL) and the visiting Northridge Jaguars (Tuscaloosa, AL), saw American Christian Academy's softball squad nip Northridge by a count of 5-1.

The Patriots now sport a 13-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to North Penn for a non-league match on Friday, March 29. American Christian Academy will face a Knights squad coming off a 6-5 league loss to Central Bucks West (Doylestown, PA). The Knights record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Northridge falls to 7-12 on the campaign. The Jaguars host Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa, AL) to face the Patriots in a 6A Area 6 match on Tuesday, April 2. The Patriots enter the match with a record of 16-6.