The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers (Chattanooga, TN) and the visiting East Ridge Pioneers (Chattanooga, TN), observed Howard Tech's softball team get by East Ridge by a final score of 10-7.

The Hustlin' Tigers (5-8) will now prepare for their bout against Notre Dame (Chattanooga, TN). The Fighting Irish go into the non-league bout with a 3-14 record. In their last bout, Notre Dame was routed by Silverdale Academy (Chattanooga, TN), 8-0, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Pioneers battle the Lookout Valley Yellowjackets (Chattanooga, TN) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, April 22. East Ridge will attempt to better on its 1-8 season record. The Yellowjackets go into the bout with a 1-5 record after their 7-0 league loss to Sale Creek (Sale Creek, TN).