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| 03/21/24 - Away | 3-6 L |
| 04/02/18 - Away | 1-7 L |
| 05/26/17 - Away | 2-9 L |
| 04/13/17 - Neutral | 3-2 W |
| 05/31/16 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 05/27/16 - Home | 12-9 W |
Vista and Poway are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Panthers will head out to square off against the Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Vista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Poway will come in with ten straight wins.
Vista came up short against Westview on Friday, falling 8-1.
Vista saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Coleman, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Poway won against Valley Center on Wednesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Titans were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Jaguars.
Poway also got a great performance from Davis Rodriguez as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Rodriguez has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Poway let Owen Digenan and Cruz Gonzalez run wild. Digenan went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Gonzalez went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI Digenan has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Hayden Resch, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Poway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .379 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Poway's record now sits at 15-9. As for Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Vista came up short against Poway when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 6-3. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
