In what's become a running theme this season, Westlake gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Newbury Park Panthers a 16-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Westlake as they're now sitting on six straight.
Westlake got a great performance from Dylan Volantis as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Volantis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Nate Johnson was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Will Kaczynski, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
On Newbury Park's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Meli, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Westlake is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Newbury Park, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-9.
Westlake will have a chance to go back-to-back against Newbury Park: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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