Spectators at Friday's league battle between the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) and the visiting Kingwood Park Panthers (Kingwood, TX), saw Lufkin's baseball squad edge Kingwood Park by a count of 9-8.

Coming up next, the Panthers play the Longview Lobos (Longview, TX) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, March 23. Lufkin will attempt to move on its 11-5 season record. The Lobos enter the battle with a 6-13 record after their 4-3 league loss to Marshall (Marshall, TX).

The Panthers now possess a 16-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Dayton for a 5A Region II District 16 battle on Tuesday, March 26. Kingwood Park will play a Broncos squad coming off a 3-2 league loss to Huntsville (Huntsville, TX). The Broncos record now stands at 9-10.