Wonderful College Prep Academy is 0-10 against Orange Cove since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wonderful College Prep Academy Wolves will be staying on the road to face off against the Orange Cove Titans at 5:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Wonderful College Prep Academy came up short against Orosi and fell 17-14.
Guadalupe Lira and Estrella Pulido did some serious damage despite the final result: Lira scored two runs and stole seven bases while going 2-for-4, while Pulido scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Clarissa Ramirez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Orange Cove entered their tilt with Farmersville with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They came out on top against the Aztecs by a score of 5-1 on Friday.
Mia Castillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Castillo has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Castillo was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Castillo wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hazel Ocejo, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Wonderful College Prep Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Orange Cove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Wonderful College Prep Academy might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Orange Cove in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Castillo, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Now that Wonderful College Prep Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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