Baseball Preview: Orange Lutheran Lancers vs. Harvard-Westlake Wolverines
The Orange Lutheran Lancers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines at 3:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Orange Lutheran: 2.6, Harvard-Westlake: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Orange Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over La Mirada.
Ross Clark looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Josiah Hartshorn was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a stolen base. Derek Curiel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Harvard-Westlake faced San Dimas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Harvard-Westlake narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past San Dimas 5-4. The win was nothing new for Harvard-Westlake as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Orange Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. As for Harvard-Westlake, they pushed their record up to 26-4-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home.
Orange Lutheran came out on top in a nail-biter against Harvard-Westlake in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange Lutheran since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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