After a string of 11 wins, Orange Cove's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Summit Charter Collegiate Academy Bears by a score of 3-2. Orange Cove was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Summit Charter Collegiate Academy's pitcher proved too tough.
Alexander Lizaola made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-3.
On Summit Charter Collegiate Academy's side, William Tree spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. Tree has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Summit Charter Collegiate Academy's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Barrios, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Orange Cove's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Summit Charter Collegiate Academy, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-18.
Orange Cove will take on Corcoran at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Orange Cove will stroll in with a nine game home winning streak, but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their March 27 matchup with Corcoran. Summit Charter Collegiate Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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