The Norton Panthers baseball team (Norton, OH), was overwhelmed 11-6 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting Canton Central Catholic Crusaders (Canton, OH)

The Crusaders now hold a 7-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Fairless for a non-league outing on Friday, May 3. Canton Central Catholic will confront a Falcons team coming off a 5-4 non-league loss to Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg, OH). The Falcons record now stands at 8-12.

Next, the Panthers confront the Northwest Indians (Canal Fulton, OH) in a non-league outing, on Friday, May 3. Norton will attempt to advance on its 10-9 season record. The Indians go into the outing with a 4-8 record after their 5-4 league loss to Fairless (Navarre, OH).