The Norfork Panthers baseball squad (Norfork, AR), was overwhelmed 12-7 in Thursday's non-league contest with the host Lead Hill Tigers (Lead Hill, AR)

The Tigers (3-6) will now prepare for their battle against Cotter (Cotter, AR). The Warriors enter the non-league battle with a 14-3 record. In their last battle, Cotter held off Salem (Salem, AR), 13-9, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Panthers face the Jasper Pirates (Jasper, AR) in a 1A Region 1 battle, on Monday, April 6. Norfork will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Pirates enter the battle with a 6-2 record after their 13-0 non-league loss to Flippin (Flippin, AR).