The Mt. Zion Eagles softball team scored 9 runs and held the visiting Pepperell Dragons to 2 in the Eagles non-league victory on Wednesday.

Next, the Eagles meet the Manchester Blue Devils (Manchester, GA) in a 1A D-II Region 7 challenge, on Thursday, September 18. Mt. Zion will attempt to upgrade on its 10-9 season record. The Blue Devils come into the battle with a 2-14 record after their 13-2 league loss to Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, GA).

With the loss, Pepperell moves to 4-11 on the season. The Dragons travel to Model (Rome, GA) to encounter the Blue Devils in a 1A D-I Region 6 test on Monday, September 22. The Blue Devils go into the test with a record of 11-2. Model lost 8-0 in their recent league test against Heard County (Franklin, GA)