Baseball Game Preview: Orange Lutheran Lancers vs. Santa Margarita Eagles

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 10:21am

Preview: Orange Lutheran Lancers vs. Santa Margarita Eagles

If the oddsmakers' predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for Orange Lutheran. They will be playing at home against the Santa Margarita Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Orange Lutheran will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

On Tuesday, Orange Lutheran faced Santa Margarita in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Orange Lutheran had just enough and edged Santa Margarita out 4-3.

Orange Lutheran got a great performance from Ross Clark as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Clark has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josiah Hartshorn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Fraser, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.

Orange Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Santa Margarita, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-4-1.

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