The crowd at Tuesday's league match between the East Marion Eagles (Columbia, MS) and the visiting Lumberton Panthers (Lumberton, MS), saw East Marion's softball squad achieve victory over Lumberton by a count of 17-7.

The Eagles now sport a 5-11 record. They take the field next when they host Perry Central for a non-league match on Thursday, March 28. East Marion will face a Bulldogs squad coming off a 16-1 non-league loss to Poplarville (Poplarville, MS). The Bulldogs record now stands at 7-15.

With the loss, Lumberton falls to 4-6 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Sacred Heart (Hattiesburg, MS) to face the Crusaders in a 1A Region 8 test on Tuesday, April 2. The Crusaders come into the test with a record of 5-8.