It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Flintridge Prep can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the Newbury Park Panthers on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Flintridge Prep of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
Flintridge Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Koh, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
On Newbury Park's side, they got a great performance from Grayson Paul as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Paul has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cole Munyon was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cade Falsken, who scored two runs and stole six bases while going 1-for-4.
Flintridge Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Newbury Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season.
Flintridge Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Newbury Park, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Summit at 3:15 p.m. Summit's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Newbury Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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