For the second straight game, Newbury Park will face off against Thousand Oaks. The Panthers will take on the Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Newbury Park took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Thousand Oaks 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted against the Lancers since April 5, 2023.
For Thousand Oaks' part, 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, Berigan gave up only three walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.
At the plate, 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' defeat 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 losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Newbury Park, they moved to 8-10 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
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