Westwood Panthers (Palestine, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Slocum Mustangs (Elkhart, TX), 7-6 in a non-league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Frankston for a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 17. Westwood will battle a Indians squad coming off a 13-2 non-league win over Slocum (Elkhart, TX). The Indians record now stands at 2-3.

With the loss, Slocum falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Grace Community (Tyler, TX) to battle the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 17. The Cougars enter the challenge with a record of 1-2. Grace Community won 8-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Crockett (Crockett, TX)