It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Newbury Park had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Flintridge Prep Wolves 12-2. That's more bragging rights for Newbury Park, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Grayson Paul tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cole Munyon was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Cade Falsken was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while going 1-for-4.
On Flintridge Prep's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Koh, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Newbury Park is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Flintridge Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Newbury Park will be playing at home against Summit at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Summit's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Newbury Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Flintridge Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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