The Newbury Park Panthers will square off against the Rio Mesa Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Newbury Park will be strutting in after a victory while Rio Mesa will be coming in after a defeat.
Newbury Park was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Dos Pueblos on Wednesday. Newbury Park blew past Dos Pueblos 11-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Alan Espinal
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Alan Espinal and Cole Munyon did most of the damage at the plate: Espinal scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Munyon scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Espinal a new career-high in RBI (three). Davis Klinger was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rio Mesa didn't have quite enough to beat Agoura on Wednesday and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by just one run.
Daniel Banuelos made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Fontyn, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Rio Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Newbury Park, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Newbury Park came up short against Rio Mesa in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, falling 7-4. Can Newbury Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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