The Ayer Shirley Panthers (Ayer, MA) baseball trounced the host Gardner Wildcats (Gardner, MA), 13-4 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 8-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Littleton for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 19.

With the defeat, Gardner drops to 7-8 on the year. The Wildcats host Tahanto Regional (Boylston, MA) to clash with the Stags in a non-league challenge on Monday, May 19. The Stags go into the challenge with a record of 5-9. Tahanto Regional lost 7-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Clinton (Clinton, MA)