The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Maiden Blue Devils (Maiden, NC) and the host Bandys Trojans (Catawba, NC), saw Maiden's softball squad nip Bandys by a count of 5-3.

The Blue Devils now sport a 6-1 record. They take the field next when they host Bunker Hill for a Catawba Valley Athletic 2A match on Tuesday, March 21. Maiden will face a Bears squad coming off a 10-0 league loss to East Burke (Connelly Springs, NC). The Bears record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, Bandys falls to 6-2 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Newton-Conover (Newton, NC) to face the Red Devils in a Catawba Valley Athletic 2A match on Tuesday, March 21. The Red Devils enter the match with a record of 0-4. Newton-Conover lost 13-0 in their recent league match against West Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC)