JSerra Catholic is 1-9 against Orange Lutheran since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The JSerra Catholic Lions will be staying on the road to face off against the Orange Lutheran Lancers at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (JSerra Catholic: 3.5, Orange Lutheran: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for JSerra Catholic's offense. They fell 3-0 to Rosary Academy on Tuesday.
Eva Hurtado was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (she also only allowed one walk).
Meanwhile, Orange Lutheran had just enough and edged Millikan out 7-6 two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Orange Lutheran.
Brianne Weiss looked comfortable as she tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kai Minor, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
JSerra Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-12. As for Orange Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. JSerra Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Orange Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
JSerra Catholic might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Orange Lutheran in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weiss, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Now that JSerra Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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