The Orange Panthers will head out to take on the Estancia Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Orange fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Segerstrom on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Orange saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Giraldo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Giraldo also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Estancia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past Savanna 7-1 on Friday. The Eagles not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 4th.
Nico Viramontes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Estancia's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 7-8 when he doesn't). Viramontes was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Estancia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Estancia's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Orange, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-11-1 record this season.
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