The Orange Cove Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lemoore Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Orange Cove is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 14 games.
Orange Cove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Kern Valley 10-2. Considering Orange Cove has won 15 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mia Castillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Star Elizondo was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Miah Lopez, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lemoore has not done well against Coalinga recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Lemoore came out on top against Coalinga by a score of 8-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lemoore.
Orange Cove is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Lemoore, their victory bumped their record up to 12-16-1.
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