Santa Margarita extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 11-10 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Orange Lutheran Lancers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Lancers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 4-0 loss on Wednesday.
As for Orange Lutheran, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted against Santa Margarita since March 19, 2024.
For Orange Lutheran's part, not much got past Sam Principe, who gave up just three hits to keep Santa Margarita off the board. Principe has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Josiah Hartshorn was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hamilton Friedberg, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Santa Margarita will challenge rival JSerra Catholic at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.4, the Lions 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Orange Lutheran is set to square off against their familiar foe Servite at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lancers 1.9, the Friars 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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