Softball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Thousand Oaks

Lancers

Margin (Wins)

02/20/25 vs Hueneme	25
04/08/25 vs Calabasas	12
03/22/25 vs West Ranch	12
04/17/25 vs Newbury Park	10
02/26/25 vs Royal	10

Thousand Oaks extended their winning streak to three on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 14-5-1 in the process. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Newbury Park Panthers a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Lancers have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Claire Kirby was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Kirby was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia LePage, who fired off three home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Those three home runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Faith Goldfield, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

Thousand Oaks lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newbury Park didn't launched any home runs.

As for Newbury Park, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, their shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

On Newbury Park's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hanna Porter, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Thousand Oaks will be taking part in a tournament against Huntington Beach at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Newbury Park, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Channel Islands at 3:30 p.m. on the 28th.