Baseball Game Preview: Segerstrom Jaguars vs. Orange Panthers

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Previous Games

02/27/24 - Home	5-2 W
02/26/22 - Away	9-0 W
04/27/18 - Home	7-2 W
04/24/18 - Away	5-3 W
03/23/18 - Home	6-7 L
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Segerstrom is 8-2 against Orange since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Jaguars will take on the Panthers at 11:00 a.m. Segerstrom's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Orange's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Friday, Segerstrom didn't have quite enough to beat Tustin and fell 5-4. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jonathan Macias made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Zack Bretza, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Orange, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over Anaheim on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Panthers needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.

Mitchell Osorio looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

On the hitting side, Ethan Giraldo was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. He also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season. Alex Mendoza was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Segerstrom's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Orange, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 8-10-1.

Segerstrom beat Orange 5-2 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.