Maxwell 6 – Biggs 7 (4/23)
Maxwell 8 – Biggs 4 (4/24)
A split with the Wolverines last week saw the Panthers fall to second place in the Mid-Valley League standings.
In the first game, Maxwell jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on the road, but Biggs was able to put crooked numbers on the board in the fifth and sixth to edge the Panthers.
Lucas Bowen went 2 for 4 with an RBI, Colt Montgomery homered and also drove in a pair of runs, Luka Benedet doubled and Alex Krug knocked in two runs in the loss.
Returning home the following day, Biggs took an early three run lead, but Maxwell broke the game open with a five-run fifth.
Montgomery had a hit and two RBI as did Ian Lepe, while Wyatt Roach pitched in with a single and an RBI.
On the hill, Roach went five strong, fanning nine and scattering four hits before giving way to Levi Velazquez, who closed out the final two frames.
Now one game back of Hamilton City in the MVL, the Panthers (15-7, 5-1) play a doubleheader at home against Quincy on May 1.
Pierce 4 – Willows 3 (4/24)
Pierce 0 – Willows 10
After holding off the Honkers in the first game of a Sacramento Valley League twin bill in Willows, the Bears were shutout in the nightcap.
Statistics from the extra-inning victory were not available.
In the loss, Nathan Gomez and Colin Dye garnered two hits apiece, while Brady Washburn and Thomas Murphy each picked up one.
Pierce (3-14, 1-6) had a tough task this week as they played an SVL series against first place Durham on April 28 and May 1 respectively.