The Peninsula Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the El Segundo Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Peninsula's win against Rolling Hills Prep wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Huskies 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since April 8th.
Max Suiter
| 05/01/25 vs Rolling Hills Prep | 3 |
| 04/25/25 vs North | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ El Segundo | 2 |
| 04/05/25 @ West | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ El Segundo | 1 |
Max Suiter looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Aaron Monzon was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. He has become a key player for Peninsula: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 8-15 otherwise.
Meanwhile, El Segundo sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Peninsula on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Peninsula's win bumped their record up to 11-15. As for El Segundo, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6-1.
Peninsula couldn't quite finish off El Segundo when the teams last played on Wednesday and fell 3-1. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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