The Moorpark Musketeers will square off against the Thousand Oaks Lancers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Moorpark's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Thousand Oaks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Moorpark beats Thousand Oaks with six runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Musketeers never let Agoura get on the board and left with a 6-0 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Musketeers.
Ronan O'Connell
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The result came thanks to Ronan O'Connell's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Moorpark is 6-3 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Moorpark let AJ Mai and Taylor Busch run wild. Mai went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Busch went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Nolan Johnson, who went 1-for-4 with two runs.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Thousand Oaks ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past Newbury Park 8-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Dane Holt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Luderer, who went 3-for-5 with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Matthew Magruder was another key player, earning three RBI.
Thousand Oaks' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Moorpark, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
