The Porterville Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Orcutt Academy Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Porterville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Chavez a 1-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Porterville.
Meanwhile, Orcutt Academy came tearing into Friday's match with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Rough Riders out 1-0.
Porterville's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-16. As for Orcutt Academy, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4.
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