West Orange stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Ocoee Knights a 9-0 shutout. The victory was just what West Orange needed coming off of a 20-5 loss in their prior matchup.
Parker Hohnstock looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alex Pichardo and Kas Ocasio did most of the damage at the plate: Pichardo went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple, while Ocasio scored three runs and stole six bases while going 1-for-3. Lucas Dufresne was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Ocoee's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Eason, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
West Orange has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Ocoee, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Orange will take on Edgewater at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Orange will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Ocoee, they will be playing at home against University at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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