The Croatan Cougars routed the host West Carteret Patriots softball squad by a final score of 11-1 in Wednesday's league battle.

The Cougars (6-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC). The Cardinals enter the non-league challenge with a 2-6 record. In their last challenge, Jacksonville was routed by South Central (Winterville, NC), 17-0, in a league challenge.

With the loss, West Carteret falls to 1-9 on the campaign. The Patriots host Northwestern (Albion, PA) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 30. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. Northwestern lost 4-1 in their recent non-league challenge against New Bern (New Bern, NC)