Baseball Recap: Corning Comes Up Short

Corning extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping them down to 4-11-1. They lost 10-0 to the Orland Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-1 on Tuesday.

Corning saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Casey Long, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.

As for Orland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.

On Orland's side, Roy Alexander was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. Alexander has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2025.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kannon Gunness, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with six stolen bases and four runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Victor Guerrero, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Corning is set to face off against their familiar foe Oroville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Orland will challenge rival Las Plumas at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.