Baseball Game Preview: Orestimba on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 5:25am

Baseball Preview: Orestimba Warriors vs. Waterford Wildcats

Orestimba is 8-2 against Waterford since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Orestimba Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Waterford Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Orestimba has four straight wins, Waterford has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Last Wednesday, Orestimba made easy work of Waterford and carried off a 10-1 victory.

Nate Perez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Millan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Jaden Sotelo was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.

Orestimba has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-16 record this season. As for Waterford, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-21.

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