Princeton is 1-6 against Orion since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Princeton Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Orion Chargers at 4:30 p.m. Princeton is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Princeton had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Newman Central Catholic.
Sam Woolley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Izzy Gibson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Orion made sure to put some runs up on the board against Monmouth-Roseville on Monday. Everything went Orion's way against Monmouth-Roseville as Orion made off with a 15-4 win. With that victory, Orion brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Hannah Swope made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Swope was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Lainey Kunert was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Avah Jones was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Princeton's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Orion, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Princeton came up short against Orion when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 12-8. Thankfully for Princeton, Ella Sundberg (who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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