Smiths Station Panthers (Smiths, AL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Prattville Lions (Prattville, AL), 8-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 7-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Benjamin Russell for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 1. Smiths Station will face a Wildcats squad coming off a 4-2 non-league loss to Auburn (Auburn, AL). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-5.

With the loss, Prattville falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Chilton County (Clanton, AL) to face the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 31. The Tigers enter the challenge with a record of 2-1.