HS Baseball Roundup: Panthers edge Golden Bears in non-league action

Panther Valley's Danny Wehr (Photo by Eli Doyle).
MAHANOY CITY — Panther Valley got the better of Mahanoy Area in a spirited contest Monday afternoon.
Connor Penberth and Brody Breiner each had two hits as the Panthers defeated the Golden Bears 8-6 in a back-and-forth non-league baseball game at Mahanoy Area High School.
An error allowed the first run of the game to score for Panther Valley (4-9) in the top of the first inning. In the third, Danny Wehr added an RBI single and Logan Fisher followed with a two-run double to extend the Panthers’ lead to 4-0.
Mahanoy Area (2-13) rallied for five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, highlighted by a two-run double by Isaiah Rios.
Breiner added an RBI double in the top of the fifth inning to tie the game, and an error gave Panther Valley a 6-5 lead.
Brody Noraka answered with an RBI single for the Golden Bears in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game again.

The Panthers pulled ahead for good in the top of the sixth, scoring twice as Fisher was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Penberth delivered an RBI single.
Cam Caffery pitched three scoreless innings, allowing three hits for Panther Valley. Brady Jones added three innings of relief, allowing one run on four hits and striking out five.