Baseball Preview: Orange Lions vs. Hawken Hawks
Orange and Hawken are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Orange Lions will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Hawken Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Orange lost 20-7 to Villa Angela-St. Joseph on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Hawken's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of South on Saturday. Hawken's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Hawken got a good showing from Dilan Nadkarni, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Hawken saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paxon Laschinger, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Orange has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Hawken, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Orange took their win against Hawken in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-4. Does Orange have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hawken turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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