LEXINGTON, Ky. – Thursday marked the start of the 2025 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Softball State Tournament, and it was a heavyweight matchup in the second game of the day between the 3rd Region winners from Daviess County and the 4th Region winners from South Warren.

Both teams entered the matchup with just three losses on the season, with the Lady Panther boasting a 26-3 record and the Lady Spartans stepping in at 34-3.

South Warren was unanimously number one throughout most of the season, according to the 2025 Kentucky High School Softball Coaches Poll, but Thursday it was all about one game. Whoever won would move on, and it was a thriller of a matchup.

Courtney Norwood got the nod for the Lady Spartans in round one, and the sophomore shined in the circle immediately, getting strikeout af

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