The Newbury Park Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Granada Hills Charter Highlanders at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newbury Park has five straight victories, Granada Hills Charter has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Newbury Park gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged out West 4-3.
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Luke Medhurst made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Davis Trudeau looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024.
Back at the plate, Owen Meli was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Munyon, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Granada Hills Charter lost 9-3 to Birmingham last Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Highlanders have lost by exactly six runs.
Newbury Park's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Granada Hills Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Newbury Park couldn't quite get it done against Granada Hills Charter in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 as they fell 4-0. Can Newbury Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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