The West Orange Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Timber Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Timber Creek took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on West Orange, who comes in off a win.
West Orange took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Ocoee by a score of 6-3.
Mary Czachorowski tossed a big game, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zoe Calvez, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jadid Polanco, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Timber Creek lost 12-1 to Apopka on Wednesday.
Timber Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jelani Rivera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
West Orange now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Timber Creek, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7.
West Orange came out on top in a nail-biter against Timber Creek in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Timber Creek's Lindsey Hendrix, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for West Orange to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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