The Dos Pueblos Chargers will take on the Newbury Park Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Chargers fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. Everything went their way against St. Bonaventure on Wednesday as Dos Pueblos made off with a 13-7 victory.
Juliana Brunner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Brunner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run.
In other batting news, Kacey Hurley and Zella Cassidy did most of the damage at the plate: Hurley went 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Cassidy got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs Cassidy has posted since back in February of 2024. Verkeniki Maniadi was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Dos Pueblos always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Bonaventure only posted an OBP of .290.
Meanwhile, Newbury Park took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday. They came out on top against Chaminade by a score of 7-4. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Veronica Wasserman tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Hanna Porter was incredible, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nikki Kennedy, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
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