Orange lost against West Geauga on April 9th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Orange Lions lost 18-1 to the West Geauga Wolverines. The loss continues a trend for Orange in their matchups with West Geauga: they've now lost four in a row.
For West Geauga's part, Dayana Malone and Lely Percassi made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Malone tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Percassi pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Malone has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Malone scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Percassi went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Hannah Williams was a standout: she scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Malory Lear, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for West Geauga, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Orange will head out on the road to face off against Chagrin Falls at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for West Geauga, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hawken at 4:30 p.m. West Geauga is facing Hawken at the right time seeing as Hawken is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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