Magnolia Panthers (Magnolia, AR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting De Queen Leopards (De Queen, AR), 11-10 in a non-league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they host Spring Hill for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 8. Magnolia will battle a Bears squad coming off a 8-6 non-league loss to De Queen (De Queen, AR). The Bears record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, De Queen falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Leopards travel to Arkadelphia (Arkadelphia, AR) to battle the Badgers in a 4A-7 challenge on Tuesday, March 8. The Badgers enter the challenge with a record of 1-0. Arkadelphia won 8-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana, TX)