The Appling County Pirates softball team scored 5 runs and limited the visiting Heard County Braves to 1 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Saturday.

With the triumph, Appling County improves its record to 5-1 on the year. The Pirates travel to Jeff Davis (Hazlehurst, GA) to clash with the Yellowjackets in a non-league game on Saturday, August 20. The Yellowjackets come into the game with a record of 2-0. Jeff Davis won 8-2 in their recent non-league game against Bacon County (Alma, GA)

In their next game, the Braves clash with the Crawford County Eagles (Roberta, GA) in a 1A D-I Region 4 game, on Tuesday, August 23. Heard County will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Eagles come into the game with a 3-4 record after their 9-1 non-league loss to Schley County (Ellaville, GA).