The Western Christian Fighting Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Orangewood Academy Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Western Christian was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Capistrano Valley Christian as Western Christian made off with a 12-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Western Christian.
Saraiah Quiroz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Western Christian got a massive performance out of Marilyn Beauvais, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Savannah Lugo was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Orangewood Academy came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 10-4 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Orangewood Academy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Western Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Orangewood Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Western Christian took their win against Orangewood Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 18-2. Will Western Christian repeat their success, or does Orangewood Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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