Softball Preview: Newbury Park Panthers vs. Calabasas Coyotes
Newbury Park is 8-2 against Calabasas since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newbury Park Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Calabasas Coyotes at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newbury Park has three straight victories, Calabasas has 25 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Newbury Park beats Calabasas with seven runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Newbury Park walked away with a 7-2 win over Oaks Christian on Tuesday.
Taylor Cook spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Janessa Gutierrez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
Meanwhile, Calabasas suffered a tough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Thousand Oaks on Tuesday.
Calabasas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camryn Somoza, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Newbury Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Calabasas, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.
Calabasas' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Newbury Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Calabasas, though, as they've been averaging only 1.8. Will Newbury Park keep running through batters, or will Calabasas buck the trend?
Newbury Park took their victory against Calabasas when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-0. Will Newbury Park repeat their success, or does Calabasas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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