The Holton Wildcats (Holton, KS) baseball trounced the visiting Royal Valley Panthers (Hoyt, KS), 15-5 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Wildcats now own a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Silver Lake for a non-league challenge on Monday, March 31. Holton will clash with a Eagles team coming off a 9-0 non-league win over Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale, KS). The Eagles record now stands at 3-0.

With the defeat, Royal Valley drops to 0-2 on the year. The Panthers host Nemaha Central (Seneca, KS) to clash with the Thunder in a Big Seven challenge on Monday, March 31. The Thunder go into the challenge with a record of 1-1. Nemaha Central won 7-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Riley County (Riley, KS)