It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Orange Lutheran had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Santa Margarita Eagles a 3-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Orange Lutheran.
The result came thanks to Gary Morse's shutout, as he gave up just one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Derek Curiel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Orange Lutheran pushed their record up to 27-7 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Santa Margarita, their loss dropped their record down to 22-10-1.
Orange Lutheran will be playing at home against La Mirada at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Mirada: 2.2, Orange Lutheran: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Santa Margarita does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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