The Orange Lutheran Lancers will challenge the Pacifica Mariners on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Orange Lutheran comes in on nine and Pacifica on 11.
Orange Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Murrieta Mesa as Orange Lutheran made off with a 13-1 win. Considering Orange Lutheran has won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brianne Weiss spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Orange Lutheran got a massive performance out of Zoelle Gummeson, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Kai Minor, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Pacifica faced JSerra Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Pacifica had just enough and edged JSerra Catholic out 1-0.
The result came thanks to Brynne Nally's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks.
Orange Lutheran pushed their record up to 21-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Pacifica, their win bumped their record up to 26-2.
Orange Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Pacifica in their previous meeting back in March, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange Lutheran 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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