The Porterville Panthers (Porterville, CA) baseball trounced the host Monache Marauders (Porterville, CA), 8-2 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 1-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Redwood for a challenge on Tuesday, April 29. Porterville will clash with a Rangers team coming off a 10-5 league win over Mt. Whitney (Visalia, CA). The Rangers record now stands at 19-1.

With the defeat, Monache drops to 4-10 on the year. The Marauders travel to El Diamante (Visalia, CA) to clash with the Miners in a challenge on Tuesday, April 29. The Miners go into the challenge with a record of 7-12. El Diamante lost 9-1 in their recent league challenge against Golden West (Visalia, CA)