JSerra Catholic had lost three straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 7-13 to make it four. They fell 8-3 to the Orange Lutheran Lancers. The Lions were not able to make up for their defeat to the Lancers from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
As for Orange Lutheran, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
For Orange Lutheran's part, they got a great performance from Cooper Sides as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Sides has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Eric Zdunek was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Ricardo Hurtado was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
While JSerra Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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