The Orcutt Academy Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santa Maria Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Orcutt Academy has five straight wins, Santa Maria has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Orcutt Academy's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Nipomo and snuck past 2-0.
The result came thanks to Valerie Gonzales's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Orcutt Academy's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Whitney Clevenger, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Santa Maria fell victim to Nipomo and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-0 walloping at the hands of the Titans.
Orcutt Academy has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Santa Maria, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Orcutt Academy took their win against Santa Maria in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 12-0. Does Orcutt Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Maria turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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