The Herculaneum Black Cats (Herculaneum, MO) softball nipped the visiting Perryville Pirates (Perryville, MO), 8-7 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

The Black Cats now sport a 4-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Festus for a non-league outing on Wednesday, September 18. Herculaneum will encounter a Tigers team coming off a 3-1 non-league win over DeSoto (DeSoto, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 11-8.

With the loss, Perryville moves to 1-7 on the season. The Pirates travel to Jefferson (Festus, MO) to confront the Blue Jays in a non-league battle on Thursday, September 19. The Blue Jays come into the battle with a record of 7-4. Jefferson won 5-4 in their recent non-league battle against Valley Park (Valley Park, MO)