Baseball Recap: Newbury Park Panthers vs. Westlake Warriors
Newbury Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Westlake Warriors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Newbury Park of the 1-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Newbury Park saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Medhurst, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Westlake's side, they got a great performance from Andrew Habermann as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Habermann has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Westlake let Will Kaczynski and Kaden Youmans loose on the outfield. Kaczynski went 2-for-4 with four RBI, while Youmans scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Nolan Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Newbury Park's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Westlake, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Newbury Park by a score of 16-0.
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