The East Rankin Academy Patriots baseball team scored 8 runs and limited the visiting Canton Academy Panthers to 2 in the Patriots non-league victory on Thursday.

The Patriots (8-2) will now prepare for their match against Sylva Bay Academy (Bay Springs, MS). The Saints come into the non-league challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, Sylva Bay Academy was overwhelmed by Mize (Mize, MS), 6-4, in a non-league challenge.

With the defeat, Canton Academy falls to 1-6 on the season. The Panthers host St. Joseph Catholic (Madison, MS) to battle the Bruins in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 4. The Bruins come into the challenge with a record of 7-2. St. Joseph Catholic won 19-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Leake Academy (Madden, MS)