The West Orange Warriors will head out to take on the Horizon Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Orange has eight straight wins, Horizon has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Orange's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Massapequa.
Lukas Stirewalt
| 03/31/25 vs Massapequa | 1 |
| 03/19/25 vs Harry S. Truman | 0 |
| 03/13/25 vs Edgewater | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Timber Creek | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Boone | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Lukas Stirewalt looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, West Orange's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Miguel Acosta, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another was Javier Rivas, who scored a run and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Horizon didn't have quite enough to beat The Villages Charter on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
West Orange pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Horizon, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Everything went West Orange's way against Horizon in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as West Orange made off with a 7-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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