Preview: Orcutt Academy Spartans vs. Templeton Eagles
Orcutt Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Templeton Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Orcutt Academy suffered a tough 14-1 loss at the hands of Paso Robles.
Orcutt Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Chambers, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Templeton came up short against Santa Maria on Thursday and fell 4-1. Templeton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Monroe Hamers was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Templeton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Maria only tossed no.
Orcutt Academy dropped their record down to 1-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Templeton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Orcutt Academy suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Templeton in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Orcutt Academy, Robbie Lardner (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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