Baseball Preview: West Orange Warriors vs. Olympia Titans
The West Orange Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Olympia Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. West Orange will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, West Orange earned a 6-2 win over Edgewater.
Nicolas Caso tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Max Eidelman was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Pichardo, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Olympia aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to three. They came out on top against Dr. Phillips by a score of 6-1.
Olympia also got a great performance from Daniel Ortiz as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Yamil Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
West Orange is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Olympia, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Orange has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Olympia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Orange came up short against Olympia when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for West Orange, Robert Hurlock (who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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