The Malvern Leopards (Malvern, AR) softball nipped the host Sheridan Yellowjackets (Sheridan, AR), 6-5 in Thursday's non-league outing.

The Leopards now sport a 18-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mills University Studies for a 4A Region 5 South outing on Friday, April 25. Malvern will encounter a Comets team coming off a 15-0 league loss to Bauxite (Bauxite, AR). The Comets record now stands at 5-6.

With the loss, Sheridan moves to 15-5 on the season. The Yellowjackets travel to El Dorado (El Dorado, AR) to encounter the Wildcats in a 5A South outing on Friday, April 25. The Wildcats come into the outing with a record of 2-12. El Dorado lost 16-0 in their recent league outing against Arkansas (Texarkana, AR)