In Thursday's non-league outing, the Herculaneum Black Cats (Herculaneum, MO) softball team nipped the visiting Jefferson Blue Jays (Festus, MO), by a margin of 5-4.

The Black Cats now sport a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Festus for a non-league outing on Wednesday, September 17.

With the loss, Jefferson moves to 1-4 on the season. The Blue jays host St. Clair (St. Clair, MO) to clash with the Bulldogs in a non-league test on Monday, September 15. The Bulldogs go into the test with a record of 1-2. St. Clair lost 19-1 in their recent non-league test against Hermann (Hermann, MO)