Baseball Game Preview: London Pirates vs. Orange Grove Bulldogs

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Previous 4 Games

03/18/25 - Home	11-1 W
04/13/24 - Home	9-3 W
05/08/21 - Neutral	20-10 W
05/08/21 - Neutral	17-0 W

London has gone a perfect 4-0 against Orange Grove recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. London will head out to face off against Orange Grove at 7:00 p.m. London knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Orange Grove likes a good challenge.

London's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Santa Gertrudis Academy with a sharp 10-0 win. Considering the Pirates have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Noah Cervantes looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, RJ Olivares was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Olivares, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles.

London was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .565. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Monday. Orange Grove had just enough and edged out Banquete 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Orange Grove.

London is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. Orange Grove's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-6-1.

London took their victory against Orange Grove in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for London since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.