In its first state championship game, the Orange Panthers pulled off a dramatic 3-2 win over Piedmont in game 1 of the 3A State Championship Series at Dial Softball Field at N.C. State. Mia Davidson, in her final series in an Orange uniform, launched a two-run homer to dead center in the bottom of the 6th. Orange will face Piedmont in game 2 Saturday at 2:00.