Spectators at Thursday's non-league match between the Orange Beach (Orange Beach, AL) and the host Ariton Purple Cats (Ariton, AL), witnessed Orange Beach's softball squad tip Ariton by a count of 7-2.

The now sport a 26-9 record. They play next when they travel to Long for a non-league match on Friday, May 13. Orange Beach will face a Rebels squad coming off a 15-2 non-league win over Leroy (Leroy, AL). The Rebels record now stands at 21-10.

With the loss, Ariton moves to 16-15 on the season. The Purple cats travel to Blacksher (Uriah, AL) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league match on Friday, May 13. The Bulldogs go into the match with a record of 17-22. Blacksher won 15-0 in their recent non-league match against Cottonwood (Cottonwood, AL)