Spectators at Thursday's non-league match between the Maxwell Panthers (Maxwell, CA) and the visiting Esparto Spartans (Esparto, CA), witnessed Maxwell's softball squad tip Esparto by a count of 9-3.

The Panthers now sport a 4-0 record. They play next when they host Liberty Christian for a Tri-Cities match on Tuesday, March 13. Maxwell will meet a Patriots squad coming off a 9-4 non-league loss to Burney (Burney, CA). The Patriots record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Esparto moves to 2-3 on the season. The Spartans travel to Calistoga (Calistoga, CA) to meet the Wildcats in a non-league match on Friday, March 9. The Wildcats go into the match with a record of 1-2. Calistoga lost 19-5 in their recent non-league match against Esparto (Esparto, CA)