Orange waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Orange also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Orange got a great performance from Josiah Gibbs as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Ryan Honeycutt was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Elijah Santos was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Orange pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs per game. As for Cedar Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.
Orange will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Williams, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Orange: 2.6, Williams: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cedar Ridge, they will head out on the road to challenge Southern Alamance at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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