The Appling County Pirates the host West Laurens Raiders baseball squad by a score of 16-11 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next up, the Pirates battle the Ware County Gators (Waycross, GA) in a non-league outing, on Friday, March 7. Appling County will attempt to advance on its 5-7 season record. The Gators come into the outing with a 10-1 record after their 14-3 non-league win over Vidalia (Vidalia, GA).

The Raiders (8-3) will now prepare for their outing against Cross Creek (Augusta, GA). The Razorbacks come into the 3A Area 4 outing with a 1-5 record. In their last outing, Cross Creek was overwhelmed by West Laurens (Dexter, GA), 24-0, in a league outing.