Baseball Preview: Orestimba Warriors vs. Waterford Wildcats
The Orestimba Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Waterford Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Orestimba has three straight victories, Waterford has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Orestimba is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Delhi with a sharp 12-1 win on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Alex Millan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Millan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jasen Gonzales, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Donovon Torres, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Waterford's offense. They lost 10-0 to Ripon Christian on Friday.
Orestimba is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-16 record this season. As for Waterford, their loss dropped their record down to 3-20.
Everything went Orestimba's way against Waterford in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Orestimba made off with a 13-0 win. Will Orestimba repeat their success, or does Waterford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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