It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Orland can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to the University Prep Panthers on Tuesday. Orland was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as University Prep apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
For University Prep's part, not much got past Gracie Hornbuckle, who gave up just one hit and racked up 16 Ks to keep Orland off the board. Hornbuckle has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, University Prep saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Megan Boudro, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Orland dropped their record down to 7-17 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for University Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3-1 record this season.
Orland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for University Prep, they will take on Willows at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Willows is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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