Baseball Preview: Orcutt Academy Spartans vs. Templeton Eagles
Orcutt Academy is 2-8 against Templeton since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Orcutt Academy Spartans will be playing at home against the Templeton Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
Orcutt Academy lost 21-3 to Paso Robles on Thursday. Orcutt Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Orcutt Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malakai Corona, who went 2-for-2 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Templeton entered their tilt with Santa Maria with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the Saints onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Thursday. Templeton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by seven runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Nate Argain's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Andrew Raab was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Luke Stetz, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Orcutt Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Templeton, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Orcutt Academy might still be hurting after the 21-1 loss they got from Templeton when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Raab, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and a triple. Now that Orcutt Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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