Baseball Game Preview: Orange Lutheran Lancers vs. Santa Margarita Eagles

For the second straight game, Orange Lutheran will face off against Santa Margarita. The Lancers will face off against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Orange Lutheran has four straight victories, Santa Margarita has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Orange Lutheran is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Santa Margarita, who was ranked tenth at the time (Orange Lutheran was ranked third). The Lancers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.

Not much got past Colt Peterson, who gave up just two hits to keep Santa Margarita off the board. Peterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Orange Lutheran's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Deack, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Deack a new career-high.

Orange Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Santa Margarita, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.