Baseball Game Preview: Orange Glen Patriots vs. Army-Navy Warriors

The Orange Glen Patriots will square off against the Army-Navy Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Army-Navy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Orange Glen, who comes in off a win.

While Patriots fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They were the clear victor by a 23-2 margin over El Cajon Valley on Tuesday.

Jacob Morales made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, five RBI, and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.

Adrian Garcia

Runs (Career)

02/25/25 @ El Cajon Valley	4
05/07/24 vs Army-Navy	3
05/17/24 vs El Cajon Valley	2
05/15/24 vs High Tech SD	2
04/26/24 vs Guajome Park Academy	2

In other batting news, Adrian Garcia was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alex Martinez, who scored four runs while going 3-for-3.

Orange Glen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .757. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Cajon Valley only posted an OBP of .308.

Meanwhile, Army-Navy lost 17-1 to Escondido Charter on Monday. The Warriors have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Army-Navy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mario Riquer, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Everything went Orange Glen's way against Army-Navy in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Orange Glen made off with an 8-2 win. Will Orange Glen repeat their success, or does Army-Navy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.