The West Orange Warriors will be playing at home against the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in West Orange's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Horizon has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
On Thursday, West Orange got themselves on the board against Edgewater, but Edgewater never followed suit. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 4-0.
Not much got past Nicolas Caso, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Edgewater off the board. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Max Eidelman and Lucas Dufresne did most of the damage at the plate: Eidelman scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Dufresne scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Horizon fell victim to Winter Park and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their rough 6-0 loss to the Wildcats might stick with them for a while.
West Orange is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Horizon, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
West Orange was able to grind out a solid win over Horizon in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 11-7. Does West Orange have another victory up their sleeve, or will Horizon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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