A feisty cat fight will be fought as Peninsula Panthers face off against Lawndale Cardinals at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Peninsula turned things around against El Segundo on Friday. They never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The team relied heavily on Aaron Monzon, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and one double.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lawndale's offense. They came up short against Mira Costa on Tuesday, falling 15-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Cardinals were not able to get on the board.
This is the second loss in a row for Lawndale and nudges their season record down to 9-4. As for Peninsula, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-4.
Peninsula took their victory against Lawndale when the teams last played back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 9-1. Does Peninsula have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawndale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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