In Friday's non-league challenge, the Cottonwood Bears (Cottonwood, AL) baseball squad nipped the visiting Slocomb Red Tops (Slocomb, AL), by a margin of 3-2.

With the win, Cottonwood betters its record to 4-4 on the season. The Bears travel to Early County (Blakely, GA) to encounter the Bobcats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 10. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a record of 5-7. Early County lost 6-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Ashford (Ashford, AL)

With the defeat, Slocomb falls to 5-2 on the season. The Red tops host New Brockton (New Brockton, AL) to encounter the Gamecocks in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 8. The Gamecocks come into the challenge with a record of 8-2. New Brockton won 6-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Geneva County (Hartford, AL)