The Franklin Panthers (Franklin, NC) baseball trounced the host Smoky Mountain Mustangs (Sylva, NC), 11-3 in Tuesday's non-league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 2-6 record. They take the field next when they host Smoky Mountain for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 8. Franklin will clash with a Mustangs team coming off a 11-10 non-league win over Hendersonville (Hendersonville, NC). The Mustangs record now stands at 6-5.

With the defeat, Smoky Mountain drops to 5-5 on the year. The Mustangs host Hendersonville (Hendersonville, NC) to clash with the Bearcats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 3. The Bearcats go into the challenge with a record of 3-5. Hendersonville lost 3-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Brevard (Brevard, NC)