Orange is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Oxford Academy a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Orange Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oxford Academy Patriots at 11:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Orange fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Estancia on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 11-10. Even if the Panthers couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Dylan Norwalk was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Gogh Nakagawa, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, while it was Oxford Academy who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was El Rancho who put up more. Oxford Academy took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of El Rancho.
Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-1. As for Oxford Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Orange came out on top in a nail-biter against Oxford Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Does Orange have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oxford Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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