West Orange has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Edgewater Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Orange will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
West Orange stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ocoee a 9-0 shutout. With that victory, West Orange brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Parker Hohnstock looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alex Pichardo and Kas Ocasio did most of the damage at the plate: Pichardo went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple, while Ocasio scored three runs and stole six bases while going 1-for-3. Lucas Dufresne was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Edgewater was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 7-1 loss to Oviedo might stick with them for a while.
West Orange is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Edgewater, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
West Orange took their win against Edgewater in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 6-0. Will West Orange repeat their success, or does Edgewater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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