In Friday's league challenge, the Independence Wildcats (Independence, MS) baseball squad triumphed over the host North Panola Cougars (Sardis, MS), by a final score of 19-1.

With the win, Independence upgrades its record to 11-8 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Vardaman (Vardaman, MS) to encounter the Rams in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 23. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 10-3. Vardaman won 9-4 in their recent league challenge against Smithville (Smithville, MS)

With the defeat, North Panola falls to 5-8 on the season. The Cougars travel to Coahoma County (Clarksdale, MS) to encounter the Red Panthers in a 3A Region 2 challenge on Tuesday, March 26. The Red Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 0-5.