The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Abbott Panthers (Abbott, TX) and the visiting Jonesboro Eagles (Jonesboro, TX), observed Abbott's softball team edge Jonesboro by a score of 8-5.

Coming up next, the Panthers encounter the Mart Panthers (Mart, TX) in a non-league test, on Saturday, March 2. Abbott will attempt to improve on its 7-6 season record. The Panthers come into the test with a 4-0 record after their 10-1 non-league win over Normangee (Normangee, TX).

The Eagles (1-5) will now prepare for their test against Hillsboro (Hillsboro, TX). The Eagles come into the non-league test with a 3-11 record. In their last test, Hillsboro was routed by Groesbeck (Groesbeck, TX), 12-0, in a non-league test.