Orange had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 4-6 to make it four. They fell 5-2 to the Heritage Huskies. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Tyler Thompson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
As for Heritage, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
On Heritage's side, they got a great performance from Holden Kafes as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Kafes has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Abbe, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Devan Welch was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Coming up, Orange will face off against Carrboro at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Jaguars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.27 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Heritage, they will square off against Franklinton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Red Rams have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.
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