The Orange Panthers will face off against the Western Alamance Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orange is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Orange didn't have quite enough to beat Cedar Ridge and fell 5-4. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Orange saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Carden, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Molly Kate Ollis was another, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Western Alamance's good fortune finally ran out last Tuesday. They fell just short of Eastern Alamance by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Warriors have suffered since March 21, 2024.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Western Alamance, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Orange hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Western Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Orange beat Western Alamance 13-10 when the teams last played back in March. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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