Newbury Park is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Tuesday. They are taking a road trip to take on the Westlake Warriors at 3:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Newbury Park came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Granada Hills Charter, falling 10-2. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Newbury Park got a good showing from Owen Gaida, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Gaida a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Owen Meli
| 03/17/25 @ Granada Hills Charter | 1 |
| 03/12/25 vs West | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs St. Francis | 1 |
| 02/24/25 vs La Canada | 2 |
At the plate, Newbury Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Meli, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Meli has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another was Lucas Realivasquez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Westlake came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Dolphins. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by just one run.
Westlake also got a great performance from Dylan Ramsey as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
Westlake's record is now 6-3. As for Newbury Park, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Newbury Park couldn't quite finish off Westlake in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Newbury Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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