Baseball Recap: Newbury Park Drops Season-High Score on Shadow Hills

Panthers

Team Score (Highest)

04/22/25 @ Shadow Hills	14
02/19/25 vs Dos Pueblos	11
04/21/25 @ Xavier Prep	10
02/24/25 vs La Canada	8
04/17/25 @ Thousand Oaks	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newbury Park). They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over the Shadow Hills Knights on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.

Cole Munyon was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Andrew Vega was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Newbury Park kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive matches.

Newbury Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Shadow Hills, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12.

Coming up, Newbury Park will be taking part in a tournament against Chaminade at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Shadow Hills, they will take on Xavier Prep at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Saints' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.