The Apex Friendship Patriots (Apex, NC) softball tipped the visiting Holly Springs Golden Hawks (Holly Springs, NC), 9-8 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Patriots now own a 3-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Panther Creek for a non-league challenge on Monday, March 20. Apex Friendship will face a Catamounts squad coming off a 19-8 non-league loss to Apex (Apex, NC). The Catamounts record now stands at 1-2.

With the loss, Holly Springs falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Golden hawks host Fuquay - Varina (Fuquay-Varina, NC) to face the Bengals in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 21. The Bengals enter the challenge with a record of 1-1.