The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) and the visiting Kingwood Park Panthers (Kingwood, TX), saw Lufkin's softball squad nip Kingwood Park by a count of 3-1.

The Panthers now sport a 15-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Nacogdoches for a 5A Region II District 16 match on Tuesday, April 2. Lufkin will face a Dragons squad coming off a 10-0 league loss to Porter (Porter, TX). The Dragons record now stands at 11-6.

With the loss, Kingwood Park falls to 17-6 on the campaign. The Panthers host Dayton (Dayton, TX) to face the Broncos in a 5A Region II District 16 match on Tuesday, April 2. The Broncos enter the match with a record of 19-7. Dayton lost 3-0 in their recent league match against Huntsville (Huntsville, TX)