The crowd at Friday's non-league bout between the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans (Meridian, MS) and the host Noxapater Tigers (Noxapater, MS), observed Northeast Lauderdale's softball team notch a victory over Noxapater by a tally of 11-1.

The Trojans (17-7) will now prepare for their test against Starkville (Starkville, MS). The Yellowjackets come into the non-league outing with a 7-15 record. In their last outing, Starkville was routed by Tupelo (Tupelo, MS), 14-2, in a league outing.

With the loss, Noxapater moves to 4-12 on the season. The Tigers travel to Philadelphia (Philadelphia, MS) to encounter the Tornadoes in a non-league outing on Monday, April 14. The Tornadoes come into the outing with a record of 3-10. Philadelphia won 24-14 in their recent non-league outing against Columbus (Columbus, MS)