The Agoura Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Newbury Park Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Agoura is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Agoura put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Thousand Oaks.
Agoura got a great performance from Sloan Briggs as she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mia Gomez was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run and two additional RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Amaya Del Olmo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Newbury Park unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Westlake by a score of 5-4.
Taylor Cook was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off 11 hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Janessa Gutierrez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with a home run, three additional RBI, and a triple. Yasmin Topinko was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Newbury Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westlake only tossed three.
Agoura now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Newbury Park, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Agoura has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.6 hits per game. However, it's not like Newbury Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 2.9 hits per game. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Agoura came up short against Newbury Park when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Agoura avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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