The Orange Panthers will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Orange is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against South Granville. Orange put the hurt on South Granville with a sharp 10-1 win on Wednesday.
Addison Guentensberger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits. What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Katie Carden was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and one stolen base while going 4-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Carden, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple.
Orange was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Granville only posted a batting average of .115.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship made easy work of Seaforth on Wednesday and carried off a 14-3 victory. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Sydney Joyce made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Joyce was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Kaylee Marquis and Cheyenne Christman did most of the damage at the plate: Marquis scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Christman went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Hannah Parker, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
