The Newbury Park Panthers will head out to take on the Shadow Hills Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newbury Park will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Newbury Park not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since May 3, 2024 (when they won 12-2). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Xavier Prep a 10-0 shutout. Newbury Park's win was all the more impressive since the Saints were averaging only 3.65 runs allowed on the season.
Jacob Marks tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Newbury Park is 5-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-9 otherwise.
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On the hitting side, Andrew Vega was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Carson Richter was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Newbury Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Shadow Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 10-5 to Chaminade. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly five runs.
Ernesto Ibarra made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Anthony Ramirez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Shadow Hills now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Newbury Park, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-11.
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