Orange Lutheran and Harvard-Westlake (ranked ninth and 11th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest on Wednesday. The Orange Lutheran Lancers fell just short of the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines by a score of 2-1. Orange Lutheran's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Orange Lutheran got a good showing from Ross Clark, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Clark has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gary Morse relieved him and did a solid job, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Orange Lutheran saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Fraser, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Orange Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Harvard-Westlake, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season.
Orange Lutheran will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mater Dei at 7:00 p.m. on April 16th. As for Harvard-Westlake, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Key West at 4:00 p.m. Harvard-Westlake's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Key West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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