The Cabot Panthers (Cabot, AR) softball routed the visiting Beebe Badgers (Beebe, AR), 8-2 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Panthers (14-3) will now prepare for their bout against Mt. St. Mary Academy (Little Rock, AR). The Belles go into the 6A Central bout with a 5-9 record. In their last bout, Mt. St. Mary Academy was routed by Central (Little Rock, AR), 13-2, in a league bout.

The Badgers now possess a 11-4 record. They play next when they travel to Sylvan Hills for a non-league bout on Monday, April 15. Beebe will confront a Bears squad coming off a 21-9 league loss to White Hall (White Hall, AR). The Bears record now stands at 7-9.