Maranatha lost against Orange Lutheran back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Maranatha Minutemen fell just short of the Orange Lutheran Lancers by a score of 8-7.
Eric Zdunek made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Maranatha's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Orange Lutheran, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maranatha will square off against Los Osos at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Los Osos' pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Maranatha's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Orange Lutheran will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Gahr at 3:00 p.m. on March 12th.
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