Peninsula is 2-8 against Redondo Union since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Peninsula Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Redondo Union Sea Hawks at 3:15 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Peninsula is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They suffered a rough 16-9 loss at the hands of Saugus.
Josh Yockey and Aaron Monzon stepped up to the plate in a big way. Yockey went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Monzon scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Horn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Peninsula didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Saugus only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Redondo Union fell victim to a tough 9-3 defeat at the hands of La Serna on Friday. Redondo Union has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Peninsula's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Redondo Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Peninsula came up short against Redondo Union in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Peninsula, Tomas Lopez (who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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