The Newbury Park Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Nordhoff Rangers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newbury Park can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past Calabasas 9-1. Winning may never get old, but Newbury Park sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Taylor Cook was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Cook has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Cook was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Yasmin Topinko was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. Skylar Komatsu was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Nordhoff has not done well against Fillmore recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Nordhoff was the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Fillmore. The win was some much needed relief for Nordhoff as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jade Aguilar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cadance Renshaw, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jacaranda Shepard, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Newbury Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Nordhoff, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12.
Nordhoff's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Newbury Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Nordhoff, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7. Will Newbury Park keep running through batters, or will Nordhoff buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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