The Orange Lions will challenge the Holy Name Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Orange duked it out with Bristol on Friday. The Lions came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 9-5. That looming 9-5 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lions yet this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holy Name). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Shaker Heights a 17-0 shutout on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Green Wave.
Harrison Frank looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Holy Name is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 8-12 otherwise.
At the plate, Ismael Sostre, Jr. and Ryan Wisniewski did most of the damage at the plate: Sostre, Jr. went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double, while Wisniewski went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Wisniewski a new career-high. Nick Nemeth was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Orange's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-12. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Holy Name, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13.
Orange skirted past Holy Name 9-7 in their previous meeting last Friday. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Green Wave turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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