Orange is 0-4 against Western Alamance since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Orange Panthers will be playing at home against the Western Alamance Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Orange is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Wednesday, everything went Orange's way against Roxboro Community as Orange made off with a 9-2 victory.
Caden Robinson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned (and two unearned) runs on two hits and racked up six Ks. She also set a new season high mark in ERA with .000.
On the hitting side, Katie Carden was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two additional runs, and an additional RBI. Another player making a difference was Mia Leathers, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three additional RBI.
Meanwhile, Western Alamance came into Friday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past Cedar Ridge 3-2. The win was just what Western Alamance needed coming off of an 8-2 defeat in their prior matchup.
Western Alamance also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Addison Beal gave up two earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. Beal has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ryan Justice was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Orange's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Western Alamance, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4.
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 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Western Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Orange came up short against Western Alamance in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Orange, Taylor Apple (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 21 over ten innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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