The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Locust Fork Hornets (Locust Fork, AL) and the visiting Appalachian Eagles (Oneonta, AL), saw Locust Fork's softball squad nip Appalachian by a count of 4-3.

The Hornets now sport a 2-9 record. They take the field next when they host Boaz for a non-league match on Friday, April 22. Locust Fork will face a Pirates squad coming off a 3-2 league loss to Sardis (Boaz, AL). The Pirates record now stands at 16-10.

With the loss, Appalachian falls to 7-4 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Jefferson Christian Academy (Birmingham, AL) to face the Eagles in a 1A Area 11 match on Friday, April 22. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 2-5. Jefferson Christian Academy lost 13-3 in their recent league match against Victory Christian (Pell City, AL)