The West Orange Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Cornerstone Charter Academy Ducks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Orange will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Apopka, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. West Orange walked away with an 8-5 win over Apopka on Thursday.
Rylee Lenzi looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Jadid Polanco was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Clara Marvin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Charter Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights and snuck past 6-4.
Bekah Mitchell was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Mitchell has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mitchell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Olivia Nogueras was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Ayani Hernandez was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
West Orange is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Cornerstone Charter Academy, their victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. West Orange hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cornerstone Charter Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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