Orcutt Academy entered their tilt with Santa Maria with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Santa Maria Saints on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Orcutt Academy also won the last time the pair played back in March.
The team relied heavily on Whitney Clevenger, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jaidyn Trevino, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
On Santa Maria's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Hill, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Orcutt Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Santa Maria, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Orcutt Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Morro Bay at 4:30 p.m. Orcutt Academy is facing Morro Bay at the right time seeing as Morro Bay is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Santa Maria, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Diego at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Santa Maria has given up an average of 12.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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