Spectators at Tuesday's non-league match between the Apex Friendship Patriots (Apex, NC) and the visiting Pinecrest Patriots (Southern Pines, NC), witnessed Apex Friendship's softball squad tip Pinecrest by a count of 7-4.

The Patriots now sport a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Willow Spring for a non-league match on Wednesday, March 1. Apex Friendship will face a Storm squad coming off a 6-3 non-league win over Apex (Apex, NC). The Storm record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Pinecrest moves to 0-1 on the season. The Patriots host Purnell Swett (Pembroke, NC) to face the Rams in a non-league match on Friday, March 3. The Rams go into the match with a record of 0-2. Purnell Swett lost 12-2 in their recent non-league match against Hoggard (Wilmington, NC)