The Beverly Panthers baseball team scored 8 runs and limited the visiting Saugus Sachems to 6 in the Panthers league victory on Wednesday.

The Panthers (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Salem (Salem, MA). The Witches come into the non-league challenge with a 0-6 record. In their last challenge, Salem by Marblehead (Marblehead, MA), 11-1, in a league challenge.

With the defeat, Saugus falls to 4-3 on the season. The Sachems travel to Swampscott (Swampscott, MA) to battle the Big Blue in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 22. The Big Blue come into the challenge with a record of 4-2. Swampscott lost 8-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Lynn Classical (Lynn, MA)