Peninsula's tournament run continued when they took on King/Drew on Wednesday. The Panthers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Golden Eagles 6-4.
Peninsula got a great performance from Angel Wang as she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit.
Emily Gonzalez
| 04/02/25 vs King/Drew | 3 |
| 03/26/25 vs San Pedro | 2 |
| 03/22/25 @ El Toro | 2 |
| 02/24/25 @ Carson | 2 |
| 02/20/25 @ Banning | 2 |
On the hitting side, Emily Gonzalez was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Lang, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
Peninsula was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Peninsula's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for King/Drew, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.
Peninsula will take on Wiseburn- Da Vinci at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wolves have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for King/Drew, they will square off against Fremont at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Golden Eagles will need to watch out since the Pathfinders have now posted at least ten runs in their last five games.
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