Orange Lutheran is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while La Mirada is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Orange Lutheran Lancers will take on the La Mirada Matadores at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Orange Lutheran: 2.6, La Mirada: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Orange Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Santa Margarita a 3-0 shutout.
Not much got past Gary Morse, who gave up just one hit to keep Santa Margarita off the board. Morse has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Derek Curiel was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, La Mirada faced Huntington Beach in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. La Mirada skirted past Huntington Beach 10-8. La Mirada's victory was all the more impressive since Huntington Beach was averaging only 2.53 runs allowed on the season.
Orange Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for La Mirada, their win bumped their record up to 25-7.
Orange Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over La Mirada in their previous meeting on May 10th, winning 9-4. Does Orange Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Mirada turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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