It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Orange had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Swansboro Pirates a 1-0 shutout. The Panthers' winning goal came courtesy of Yurem Tapia Mendez.
Orange's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those six matchups. As for Swansboro, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-9-4.
Orange didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 4-1 loss against Southern Nash on the 12th. Swansboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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