Irvine was the 9-3 winner over Brea Olinda when they last played one another back in April of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Irvine Vaqueros fell just short of the Brea Olinda Wildcats by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday.
Irvine saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Smith Spivey, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Irvine's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7-1. As for Brea Olinda, their win bumped their record up to 5-11-1.
Irvine will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Capistrano Valley at 10:00 a.m. Irvine's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Capistrano Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Brea Olinda, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Crean Lutheran at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Brea Olinda: 3.9, Crean Lutheran: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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