The Newbury Park Panthers will head out to face off against the Valencia Vikings at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Newbury Park is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Newbury Park took on Ventura on Saturday. The Panthers came up short against the Cougars, falling 11-4. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly seven runs.
Andrew Vega made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Valencia was not the first on the board on Saturday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past Maranatha 3-2.
Charles Goodman looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
At the plate, Valencia saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole DeYoung, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Valencia is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Newbury Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.
Newbury Park skirted past Valencia 5-3 in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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