North Lamar Panthers (Paris, TX) supporters left the game thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Mt. Pleasant Tigers (Mt. Pleasant, TX), 8-7 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, North Lamar improves its record to 6-2 on the year. The Panthers travel to Van (Van, TX) to play the Vandals in a non-league game on Saturday, March 1. The Vandals enter the game with a record of 8-5. Van won 9-3 in their recent non-league game against Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX)

The Tigers now hold a 5-6 record. They play next when they travel to Tyler Legacy for a non-league game on Saturday, March 1. Mt. Pleasant will play a Raiders squad coming off a 18-2 non-league win over Killeen (Killeen, TX). The Raiders record now stands at 5-4.