Thousand Oaks was the 6-3 winner over Newbury Park when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Lancers fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday.
Jameson Berigan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. What's more, he gave up only three walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Thousand Oaks saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dane Holt, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that Holt hit this season.
Thousand Oaks' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-10. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Newbury Park, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-10.
While Thousand Oaks had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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