Baseball Recap: Orange Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 vs Chatham Central	10
02/28/25 vs Seaforth	8
03/18/25 vs Western Alamance	7
03/11/25 vs East Chapel Hill	6
03/03/25 @ Northern Durham	6

Orange's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Heritage on Friday. The Panthers were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Chatham Central Bears. Considering the Panthers have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Garrett Sawyer was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Orange let Dominic O'Keefe and Eli Horton run wild. O'Keefe scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Horton went 1-for-2 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave Horton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gary Miller, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Orange always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chatham Central only posted an OBP of .238.

Orange's record is now 9-6. As for Chatham Central, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Orange will welcome Southern Alamance at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Patriots' pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chatham Central, they will be playing at home against Northern Nash at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bears' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season.