The Newbury Park Panthers will take on the Chaminade Eagles in a tournament on Wednesday. Newbury Park will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Newbury Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Shadow Hills with a sharp 14-3 victory on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Cole Munyon, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Andrew Vega, who went 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.
Meanwhile, Chaminade fell victim to Xavier Prep and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Saints. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Chaminade also got a good showing from Noah Galvan, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Galvan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Chaminade saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Hearn, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
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. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Chaminade, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
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