Newbury Park is 8-2 against Thousand Oaks since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newbury Park Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Thousand Oaks Lancers at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Newbury Park: 3, Thousand Oaks: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Newbury Park stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Calabasas an 11-0 shutout. With that victory, Newbury Park brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Taylor Cook looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Verronica Wasserman relieved her and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Sara Foster was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Makenna Kazmirski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Thousand Oaks had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Warriors and snuck past 1-0.
Claire Kirby was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Kirby was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a double.
Kirby wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Casillas, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Newbury Park's win bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Thousand Oaks, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Newbury Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Thousand Oaks struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Newbury Park might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Thousand Oaks when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Newbury Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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