After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Villa Angela-St. Joseph, Orange was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Hawken Hawks. That's more bragging rights for Orange, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Hawken's part, Lucas Brandt put in work no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Brandt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Brandt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Paxon Laschinger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and a run.
Orange's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Hawken, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Orange will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hawken: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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