Mater Dei extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 13-12 in the process. They came up short against the Orange Lutheran Lancers, falling 16-0. The Monarchs were not able to make up for their loss to the Lancers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Orange Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
For Orange Lutheran's part, they got a great performance from Colt Peterson as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Peterson has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Hanoian, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Those seven RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brady Murrietta, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, one double, and one RBI.
While Mater Dei had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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