Northside - Pinetown Panthers (Pinetown, NC) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Tarboro Vikings (Tarboro, NC), 16-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to South Central for a non-league challenge on Monday, March 20. Northside - Pinetown will battle a Falcons squad coming off a 7-2 non-league win over Western Harnett (Lillington, NC). The Falcons record now stands at 5-1.

With the loss, Tarboro falls to 0-6 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Bertie (Windsor, NC) to battle the Falcons in a Four Rivers 1A challenge on Friday, March 17. The Falcons enter the challenge with a record of 2-0. Bertie won 25-5 in their recent league challenge against Tarboro (Tarboro, NC)