The Peninsula Panthers will square off against the Rolling Hills Prep Huskies at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Peninsula is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since March 8, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of El Segundo by a score of 3-1. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brenden Jarrard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Peninsula saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mateo Carresi, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Ethan Son also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Rolling Hills Prep got the win against Rancho Dominguez on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-7. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won eight contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Max Sarner and Dylan Reasor did most of the damage at the plate: Sarner went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI, while Reasor went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave Reasor a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samuel Lopez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Rolling Hills Prep and bumps their season record up to 11-6-1. As for Peninsula, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
Peninsula took their victory against Rolling Hills Prep when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 13-1 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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