The Loyd Star Hornets (Brookhaven, MS) baseball trounced the host Amite County Trojans (Liberty, MS), 16-0 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Hornets now own a 11-8 record. They take the field next when they host Lawrence County for a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 5. Loyd Star will clash with a Cougars team coming off a 6-3 league win over Richland (Richland, MS). The Cougars record now stands at 9-8.

With the defeat, Amite County drops to 0-14 on the year. The Trojans travel to Bogue Chitto (Bogue Chitto, MS) to clash with the Bobcats in a 2A Region 7 challenge on Tuesday, April 8. The Bobcats go into the challenge with a record of 8-9. Bogue Chitto lost 15-4 in their recent non-league challenge against North Pike (Summit, MS)