The crowd at Thursday's league battle between the Paola Panthers (Paola, KS) and the visiting Ottawa Cyclones (Ottawa, KS), saw Paola's baseball team gain a win over Ottawa by a tally of 9-1.

The Panthers (21-1) will now prepare for their battle against Louisburg (Louisburg, KS). The Wildcats enter the Frontier battle with a 14-5 record. In their last battle, Louisburg prevailed over Washington (Kansas City, KS), 16-0, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Cyclones face the Mulvane Wildcats (Mulvane, KS) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, May 10. Ottawa will attempt to upgrade on its 10-13 season record. The Wildcats enter the battle with a 17-4 record after their 5-0 league win over Winfield (Winfield, KS).