Softball Preview: Newbury Park Panthers vs. Camarillo Scorpions
Newbury Park and Camarillo are an even 4-4-1 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Newbury Park Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Camarillo Scorpions at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Newbury Park's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Camarillo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Newbury Park is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Thousand Oaks just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this season in which Newbury Park was not able to get on the board.
Taylor Cook was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Camarillo came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Musketeers by a score of 7-4.
Newbury Park's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5. As for Camarillo, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
Newbury Park came up short against Camarillo in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Newbury Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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