Orange won against Voyager last Wednesday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Orange Panthers walked away with a 7-4 win over the Person Rockets. The victory was familiar territory for Orange who now have three in a row.
Josiah Gibbs tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Orange saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Van Tiem, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cross Clayton, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Orange has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Person, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Orange will face off against Southern Alamance at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Alamance will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Person, they will head out on the road to take on Eastern Alamance at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Alamance and Person are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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