The Brea Olinda Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Ocean View Seahawks at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Brea Olinda is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
If Brea Olinda beats Ocean View with seven runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went the Wildcats' way against Canyon on Tuesday as they made off with a 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Jesse Hirsch was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Connor Perez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Ocean View came up short against Villa Park on Monday and fell 5-2.
Brea Olinda pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Ocean View, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season.
Brea Olinda couldn't quite get it done against Ocean View in their previous meeting back in May of 2018 as they fell 7-3. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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