It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Orange Lutheran ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Santa Margarita Eagles 4-3. For Orange Lutheran, this counts as revenge for the 5-1 loss Santa Margarita walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Orange Lutheran got a great performance from Ross Clark as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Clark has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josiah Hartshorn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gabe Fraser, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Orange Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Santa Margarita, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-4-1.
Orange Lutheran will have a chance to go back-to-back against Santa Margarita: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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