On Wednesday, Orange Lutheran faced Mater Dei in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Orange Lutheran Lancers never let the Mater Dei Monarchs onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. That's two games straight that Orange Lutheran has won by exactly five runs.
Colt Peterson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ben Reiland was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Wyatt Hanoian was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
Orange Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Mater Dei, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Orange Lutheran beat Mater Dei by a score of 3-1.
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