The West Orange Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Winter Park Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Orange will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
West Orange barely beat Dr. Phillips the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Panthers on Friday.
Nicolas Caso and Wrigley Bates dominated on the mound. Caso pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits, while Bates pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Bates posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Miguel Acosta, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Nathan Rich was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
West Orange always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dr. Phillips only posted an OBP of .276.
Meanwhile, Winter Park had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Patriots.
Palmer Edwards tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Those hits marked the first that he allowed this season.
At the plate, Winter Park saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Incinelli, who fired off two home runs, three RBI, and two doubles while going 4-for-4. Another was Hayden Montanez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Winter Park pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.83 runs across that stretch. As for West Orange, their record is now 18-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Orange has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Winter Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
