Softball Preview: Nordhoff Rangers vs. Newbury Park Panthers
The Nordhoff Rangers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Newbury Park Panthers at 3:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Nordhoff finally turned things around against Fillmore on Tuesday. Everything went Nordhoff's way against Fillmore as Nordhoff made off with a 10-4 victory. Nordhoff's win was all the more impressive since Fillmore was averaging only 2.53 runs allowed on the season.
Jade Aguilar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cadance Renshaw was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jacaranda Shepard was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Newbury Park stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Calabasas with a sharp 9-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Newbury Park sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Taylor Cook was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Cook was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Yasmin Topinko was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was MacKenzie Lovato, who scored three runs while going 1-for-1.
Nordhoff's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12. As for Newbury Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Nordhoff has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. However, it's not like Newbury Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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