Spectators at Friday's league match between the Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC) and the visiting Midway Raiders (Dunn, NC), witnessed Pender's softball squad tip Midway by a count of 8-5.

The Patriots now sport a 2-2 record. They play next when they host South Brunswick for a non-league match on Monday, March 21. Pender will face a Cougars squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Hoggard (Wilmington, NC). The Cougars record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Midway moves to 4-3 on the season. The Raiders host Clinton (Clinton, NC) to face the Dark Horses in a Four County 1A/2A match on Tuesday, March 22. The Dark Horses go into the match with a record of 1-6. Clinton lost 19-3 in their recent league match against East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC)