The crowd at Wednesday's non-league bout between the Franklin Panthers (Franklin, NC) and the host Brevard Blue Devils (Brevard, NC), witnessed Franklin's softball team edge Brevard by a margin of 12-7.

The Panthers now sport a 10-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host West Henderson for a Mountain Seven 3A outing on Friday, March 28. Franklin will encounter a Falcons team coming off a 19-0 non-league win over A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, NC). The Falcons record now stands at 9-0.

With the loss, Brevard moves to 9-2 on the season. The Blue devils travel to Patton (Morganton, NC) to encounter the Panthers in a Mountain Foothills Seven 1A/2A outing on Friday, March 28. The Panthers come into the outing with a record of 4-6. Patton lost 13-10 in their recent league outing against Brevard (Brevard, NC)