In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Valwood Valiants (Valdosta, GA) baseball squad the visiting Clinch County Panthers (Homerville, GA), by a final score of 8-4.

With the win, Valwood upgrades its record to 5-3 on the season. The Valiants travel to Tiftarea Academy (Chula, GA) to battle the Panthers in a GIAA AAAA/AAA District 3 challenge on Tuesday, March 14. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 4-5. Tiftarea Academy lost 12-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald, GA)

With the defeat, Clinch County falls to 8-3 on the season. The Panthers host Atkinson County (Pearson, GA) to battle the Rebels in a 1A D-II Area 2 challenge on Friday, March 10. The Rebels come into the challenge with a record of 2-7. Atkinson County lost 6-2 in their recent league challenge against Charlton County (Folkston, GA)