Orange Cove waltzed into their matchup on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Corcoran Panthers. This was payback for Orange Cove, who suffered a 5-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Roman Ocejo was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles. Juan Lizaola was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Corcoran's side, Kiernan Delgado was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Delgado is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Orange Cove pushed their record up to 14-7 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Corcoran, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Orange Cove will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Strathmore, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Strathmore is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Corcoran, they will head out on the road to challenge Granite Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Corcoran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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