Baseball Preview: Orange Cove Titans vs. Farmersville Aztecs
Orange Cove is 9-1 against Farmersville since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Orange Cove Titans will look to defend their home field against the Farmersville Aztecs at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Orange Cove has three straight victories, Farmersville has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Orange Cove got themselves on the board against Orosi, but Orosi never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Cardinals.
Alexander Lizaola made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Lizaola has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lizaola was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Roger Torres was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alex Rosas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Farmersville had to settle for a 13-12 loss against Summit Charter Collegiate Academy on Friday.
Orange Cove's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Farmersville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Orange Cove's way against Farmersville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Orange Cove made off with a 14-2 win. Will Orange Cove repeat their success, or does Farmersville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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