In Friday's non-league challenge, the Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS) baseball squad edged the visiting Morton Panthers (Morton, MS), by a final score of 7-6.

With the win, Forest upgrades its record to 8-6 on the season. The Bearcats host Lake (Lake, MS) to encounter the Hornets in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 1. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 11-2. Lake won 11-0 in their recent league challenge against Scott Central (Forest, MS)

With the defeat, Morton falls to 7-7 on the season. The Panthers travel to Raleigh (Raleigh, MS) to encounter the Lions in a 3A Region 6 challenge on Tuesday, April 2. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 6-5. Raleigh lost 14-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Taylorsville (Taylorsville, MS)