The Xavier Prep Saints will be taking part in a tournament against the Newbury Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Xavier Prep's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Thursday, Xavier Prep came up short against Palm Desert and fell 6-1. That's two games in a row now that the Saints have lost by exactly five runs.
Xavier Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Castro, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Newbury Park fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Thousand Oaks on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 8-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Jack Janton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Nunez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Xavier Prep now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Newbury Park, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-11.
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