Kingwood Park Panthers (Kingwood, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Kountze Lions (Kountze, TX), 7-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 12-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Grand Oaks for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 3. Kingwood Park will battle a Grizzlies squad coming off a 9-0 non-league win over Nederland (Nederland, TX). The Grizzlies record now stands at 7-7.

With the loss, Kountze falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches, TX) to battle the Indians in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 3. The Indians enter the challenge with a record of 14-8. Port Neches-Groves lost 5-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Dawson (Pearland, TX)