Friday just wasn't the day for Nordhoff's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Newbury Park Panthers on Friday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Nordhoff's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Newbury Park's part, they got a great performance from Veronica Wasserman as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Wasserman has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Janessa Gutierrez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Yasmin Topinko, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Nordhoff has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Newbury Park, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Nordhoff will head out on the road to face off against Hueneme at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Newbury Park, they will challenge Thousand Oaks at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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