The Murphy Panthers (Mobile, AL) soccer nipped the host Saraland Spartans (Saraland, AL), 2-1 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Panthers now hold a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Theodore for a 6A Area 1 challenge on Tuesday, March 18. Murphy will encounter a Bobcats squad coming off a 6-0 non-league loss to St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, AL). The Bobcats record now stands at 4-5.

With the loss, Saraland moves to 1-10 on the year. The Spartans travel to St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, AL) to encounter the Saints in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 18. The Saints go into the challenge with a record of 7-4. St. Paul's Episcopal won 6-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Theodore (Theodore, AL)