The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers baseball team (Paxton, IL), was overwhelmed 14-4 in Friday's league outing with the host St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL)

The Spartans now hold a 26-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tri-Valley for a non-league outing on Saturday, May 4. St. Joseph-Ogden will confront a Vikings team coming off a 8-6 non-league loss to Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL). The Vikings record now stands at 13-8.

Next, the Panthers confront the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons (Gibson City, IL) in a non-league outing, on Monday, May 6. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will attempt to advance on its 13-10 season record. The Falcons go into the outing with a 14-5 record after their 8-5 non-league loss to Herscher (Herscher, IL).