The West Jones Mustangs (Laurel, MS) soccer nipped the host Petal Panthers (Petal, MS), 3-2 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Mustangs now hold a 10-3 record. They play next when they travel to Picayune for a 6A Region 3 challenge on Tuesday, January 7. West Jones will encounter a Maroon Tide squad coming off a 5-2 league loss to West Jones (Laurel, MS). The Maroon Tide record now stands at 6-5.

With the loss, Petal moves to 8-2 on the year. The Panthers travel to Brandon (Brandon, MS) to encounter the Bulldogs in a 7A Region 3 challenge on Tuesday, January 7. The Bulldogs go into the challenge with a record of 9-4. Brandon lost 4-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Madison Central (Madison, MS)