The Orangewood Christian Rams will face off against the Saint Francis Catholic Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Orangewood Christian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Orangewood Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over First Academy. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by seven runs or more this season.
Tre Roach made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three doubles. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
In other pitching news, Rhys Oldham tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Addison Lambert, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Austin Wendorf, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Orangewood Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as First Academy only posted a batting average of .192.
Meanwhile, Saint Francis Catholic had just enough and edged out Oak Hall 9-7 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Colin Kuruppacherry was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Diaz, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Saint Francis Catholic's win bumped their record up to 21-7. As for Orangewood Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9.
