Thursday just wasn't the day for Newbury Park's offense. Their tough 16-0 loss to the Westlake Warriors on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Newbury Park just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
Newbury Park saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Meli, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Westlake's side, Dylan Volantis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Volantis has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Nate Johnson was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Kaczynski, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Newbury Park's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Westlake, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
While Newbury Park had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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