The Fredericktown Black Cats the host North County Raiders softball squad by a count of 12-8 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

Next, the Black Cats meet the Farmington Knights (Farmington, MO) in a non-league battle, on Monday, September 15. Fredericktown will attempt to move on its 5-0 season record.

With the loss, North County moves to 4-3 on the season. The Raiders travel to DeSoto (DeSoto, MO) to confront the Dragons in a Class 3 District 2 challenge on Friday, September 12. The Dragons go into the challenge with a record of 3-1. DeSoto won 8-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Herculaneum (Herculaneum, MO)