In Tuesday's non-league match, the host Herculaneum Black Cats softball team scored a tight 13-12 victory over the Valley Park Hawks.

The Black Cats (1-0) will now prepare for their match against Fredericktown (Fredericktown, MO). The Black Cats go into the non-league match with a 1-0 record. In their last match, Fredericktown tipped Jefferson (Festus, MO), 18-3, in a non-league match.

In their next game, the Hawks battle the Lutheran Cougars (St. Peters, MO) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, September 3. Valley Park will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Cougars enter the game with a 1-1 record after their 15-5 non-league loss to Fort Zumwalt South (St. Peters, MO).