Baseball Preview: Orange Panthers vs. Person Rockets
The Orange Panthers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Person Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Orange will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Orange had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Williams.
Josiah Gibbs was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Orange saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Van Tiem, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cameron Guentensberger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Person came up short against Wake County HomeSchool on Friday and fell 10-7.
Camden Shaw was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Holmes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Person, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Orange has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Person struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Orange was able to grind out a solid win over Person in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 3-0. Will Orange repeat their success, or does Person have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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