The Orange Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Costa Mesa Mustangs at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Orange 3.9, Costa Mesa 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Orange fell victim to Century and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Centurions by a score of 2-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Centurions recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Cooper Gschwend-Son was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Orange saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Yang, who went 1-for-2 with one double. Anthony Zaragoza also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Costa Mesa ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Estancia 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Mustangs, who have now won three games in a row.
Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1. As for Costa Mesa, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Orange might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Costa Mesa in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Orange avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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