The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Starkville Academy Volunteers (Starkville, MS) and the visiting Kemper Academy Rams (DeKalb, MS), saw Starkville Academy's softball squad achieve victory over Kemper Academy by a count of 16-1.

The Volunteers now sport a 7-3 record. They take the field next when they host Oak Hill Academy for a non-league match on Monday, August 28. Starkville Academy will face a Raiders squad coming off a 9-5 non-league win over Benton Academy (Benton, MS). The Raiders record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Kemper Academy falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Rams host Hebron Christian (Pheba, MS) to face the Eagles in a match on Monday, August 28. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 2-11. Hebron Christian lost 16-4 in their recent non-league match against Calhoun Academy (Calhoun City, MS)