The Pearl City Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against Orangeville/Aquin Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Things were looking good for Pearl City after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Ashton-Franklin Center by a score of 11-10.
Parker Allen put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Allen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Allen wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brycen Voegeli, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Myles Freedlund, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Pearl City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Orangeville/Aquin Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 16-0 to Amboy.
Pearl City dropped their record down to 5-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Orangeville/Aquin Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything went Pearl City's way against Orangeville/Aquin Catholic in their previous meeting on Saturday as Pearl City made off with an 18-3 win. Will Pearl City repeat their success, or does Orangeville/Aquin Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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