Baseball Recap: West Orange Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Warriors

Previous Games

04/03/25 @ Horizon	5-2
03/31/25 vs Massapequa	5-0
03/28/25 vs Centennial	4-0
03/27/25 vs Foundation Academy	6-3
03/25/25 vs Ocoee	10-0
+ 4 more games

West Orange waltzed into their game on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came out on top against the Horizon Hawks by a score of 5-2. Five seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Sims McClusky spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.

At the plate, Miguel Acosta was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of David Acevedo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

West Orange's victory bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Horizon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season.

West Orange wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 9-2 win against Dr. Phillips on the 4th. As for Horizon, they will welcome Cypress Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.