Baseball Recap: Estancia Eagles vs. Orange Panthers
Estancia can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Orange Panthers with a sharp 18-1 win. Estancia's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Andrew Mits made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Mits has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mits was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Estancia got a massive performance out of Sawyer Atkinson, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Cole Lefebvre was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
The victory (which was Estancia's third in a row) raised their record to 16-4. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12 runs. As for Orange, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Estancia will square off against Colton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Estancia will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Orange, they will head out on the road to challenge Oxford Academy at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Oxford Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Orange surely won't give up without a fight.
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