Franklin Township Maroon and Tamaqua Blue both had offensive explosions in recent Panther Valley Little League Tournament action.

LITTLE LEAGUEPV 9-10 TournamentFT Maroon-JT RedFranklin rallied behind the pitching of Carter Birnbaum in the Panther Valley 9-10 tournament to top Jim Thorpe Red, 18-12.After Franklin was hit for 10 second-inning runs, Birnbaum came in relief to strike out 11.Wyatt Sherer led Franklin with three hits and three runs, while Tanner Manogue contributed a pair of hits and scored twice.Jim Thorpe's Andrew Bosi recorded a double and a triple.FT Maroon 055 242 - 18 10 4JT Red 0(10)0 020-12 5 7Dyer (1), Gelatko (2), Keiser (2), Birnbaum (2); Goldberg (1), Bosi (3), McHugh (4), Kenna (4), Sterling (6). W - Birnbaum.Tamaqua-AnthraciteTamaqua Blue defeated Anthracite in the Panther Valley 9-10 tournament, 18-0.Tamaqua's Noah Mateyak homered in the first inning to set the tempo for his team. Mason Ligenza added two singles and a triple.Tamaqua 449 1 - 18 11 0Anthracite 000 0 - 0 0 0Dillon, Ligenza (2), Ansbach (3), Mateyak (4) and Kane, Homyack (3); Yuricheck, Jones (3) and Newton. W - Dillon. L - Yucicheck.