The Newbury Park Panthers will challenge the Xavier Prep Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Newbury Park fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Thousand Oaks on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 8-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Jack Janton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Nathaniel Nunez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Xavier Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palm Desert. That's two games in a row now that the Saints have lost by exactly five runs.
Xavier Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Castro, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Xavier Prep now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Newbury Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
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