Spectators at Thursday's non-league battle between the Petal Panthers (Petal, MS) and the host Brandon Bulldogs (Brandon, MS), saw Petal's baseball squad edge Brandon by a count of 4-3.

Coming up next, the Panthers play the Taylorsville Tartars (Taylorsville, MS) in a non-league battle, on Monday, March 19. Petal will attempt to move on its 7-3 season record. The Tartars enter the battle with a 7-2 record after their 10-8 non-league win over Greene County (Leakesville, MS).

The Bulldogs now possess a 9-4 record. They take the field next when they host Natchez for a 6A Region 6 battle on Tuesday, March 20.