Baseball Game Preview: Orange Cove Titans vs. Orosi Cardinals

Orange Cove is 8-2 against Orosi since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Titans will welcome the Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. Orange Cove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Orange Cove earned a 5-1 win over Lindsay. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.

Brandon Gonzalez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Josiah Guerra

Runs

03/25/25 @ Corcoran	3
03/12/25 vs Alpaugh	3
04/01/25 @ Lindsay	2
03/27/25 vs Granite Hills	2
03/12/25 @ Laton	2
+ 4 more games

In other batting news, Orange Cove let Josiah Guerra and Anthony Avila run wild. Guerra scored two runs and stole three bases, while Avila scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Guerra has become a key player for Orange Cove: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-5 otherwise.

Meanwhile, Orosi fell victim to Hanford West and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Huskies, falling 7-0. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Cardinals' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Orosi has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-8-1 record this season. As for Orange Cove, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

Orange Cove was able to grind out a solid victory over Orosi in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 6-2. Will the Titans repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.