The Ocean View Seahawks will take on the Fullerton Indians at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ocean View has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Fullerton will arrive with five straight wins.
Ocean View came up short against Cypress on Thursday, falling 7-1.
Fullerton came out on top against Laguna Hills on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run third inning. The Indians put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 7-1 victory.
Caden Wise tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Fullerton got a massive performance out of Wayne Warden, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Warden a new career-high. Miguel Velasquez was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Fullerton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Fullerton's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-8-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Ocean View, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16.
Ocean View came up short against Fullerton when the teams last played back in April, falling 10-5. Can the Seahawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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