On March 20, the Pacheco Panthers (2–2 Western Athletic Conference) used a 14-hit offensive attack and the two-hit pitching performance of Aidan Pikas (five innings, two hits, one R, and five K’s) to roll past the Johansen Vikings by 15–1.

The Panthers scored in every inning of the 10-run or mercy rule victory over the Vikings, with eight of the Panthers starters collecting at least one base hit. Thomas Price (two for two, one R, two RBIs, and two BB) paced the Pacheco attack.

Zeeland Hatcher (two for three, three R’s, and one RBI), Tucker Kim (one for two, two SF, and four RBIs), Aidan Pikas (two for three, two R’s, one RBI, and one BB), Marcus Rivera (two for four and one R), Sam Honesto (two for four, two R’s, and one RBI), Danny Romero (one for two and two R) and John Shyrock (two for two, two R’s, and one BB) contributed to the lopsided victory.

Michael Gill