The Petal Panthers softball team scored 5 runs and limited the visiting Germantown Mavericks to 4 in the Panthers non-league triumph on Thursday.

With the triumph, Petal improves its record to 9-3 on the year. The Panthers host Madison Central (Madison, MS) to clash with the Jaguars in a non-league game on Monday, March 11. The Jaguars come into the game with a record of 1-5.

In their next game, the Mavericks clash with the Madison Central Jaguars (Madison, MS) in a 7A Region 2 game, on Tuesday, March 19. Germantown will attempt to improve on its 5-5 season record. The Jaguars come into the game with a 1-6 record after their 12-0 non-league loss to Petal (Petal, MS).