The Morro Bay Pirates will be playing at home against the Orcutt Academy Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Morro Bay will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Morro Bay played against Santa Maria and lost via forfeit.
Orcutt Academy stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Santa Maria onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Orcutt Academy needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Valerie Gonzales made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Gonzales has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzales was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaylene Roybal, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Laeney Maycotte was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Morro Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Orcutt Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
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