Spectators at Saturday's non-league match between the Pine Grove Panthers (Ripley, MS) and the host Ripley Tigers (Ripley, MS), witnessed Pine Grove's softball squad tip Ripley by a count of 9-2.

The Panthers now sport a 10-1 record. They play next when they travel to Blue Mountain for a non-league match on Saturday, March 19. Pine Grove will face a Cougars squad coming off a 8-4 non-league loss to Walnut (Walnut, MS). The Cougars record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Ripley moves to 2-5 on the season. The Tigers travel to New Albany (New Albany, MS) to face the Bulldogs in a 4A Region 2 match on Tuesday, March 22. The Bulldogs go into the match with a record of 5-7. New Albany won 13-8 in their recent non-league match against Southaven (Southaven, MS)