Spectators at Friday's league battle between the Alba-Golden Panthers (Alba, TX) and the host North Hopkins Panthers (Sulphur Springs, TX), saw Alba-Golden's baseball squad knock off North Hopkins by a count of 9-5.

Coming up next, the Panthers play the Yantis Owls (Yantis, TX) in a 1A Region III District 18 battle, on Tuesday, March 19. Alba-Golden will attempt to move on its 10-5 season record.

The Panthers now possess a 5-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Detroit for a non-league battle on Tuesday, March 19. North Hopkins will play a Eagles squad coming off a 17-1 non-league loss to Saltillo (Saltillo, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 0-1.