Orange Glen was the 6-1 winner over El Cajon Valley when they last played one another back in February of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Orange Glen Patriots fell 8-3 to the El Cajon Valley Braves on Monday. Orange Glen has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Orange Glen saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mannny LaChappa, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jacob Morales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On El Cajon Valley's side, they got a big performance out of Joseph Johnson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Benjamin Diaz was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Orange Glen's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for El Cajon Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Orange Glen will head out on the road to square off against Hoover at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoover has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.43 runs per game on average), something Orange Glen will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for El Cajon Valley, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Rock Academy, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. El Cajon Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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