The Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers (Bridgewater, NJ) softball nipped the visiting Montgomery Cougars (Skillman, NJ), 8-7 in Thursday's league bout.

The Panthers (1-2) will now prepare for their bout against Westfield (Westfield, NJ). The Blue Devils go into the non-league bout with a 1-2 record. In their last bout, Westfield was edged by Union (Union, NJ), 5-4, in a league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 0-3 record. They play next when they host Voorhees for a non-league bout on Saturday, April 8. Montgomery will confront a Vikings squad coming off a 14-7 non-league loss to The Pingry School (Martinsville, NJ). The Vikings record now stands at 0-2.