Prep sports roundup: Orange Lutheran defeats Norco to win Boras Classic South
Orange Lutheran's excellent pitching carries it to victory over Norco in the Boras Classic South championship game.
Orange Lutheran (12-3) is the midseason No. 1 team in Southern California high school baseball. The Lancers completed a four-game sweep at the Boras Classic South on Friday night, winning the championship game 4-1 over Norco.
Orange Lutheran's pitching depth was impressive all week. Ricardo Hurtado had a single and a home run and Brady Murrietta added two hits. Starting pitcher Blake Killinger was able to contain hot-hitting Norco (15-2), giving up five hits and one run in 5ā innings.
Jacob Melendez hit his fourth home run for Norco since becoming eligible on March 27. Orange Lutheran has won two prestigious tournaments in the same year ā the Boras Classic South and the National High School Invitational in North Carolina. Perhaps the Southern Section's computer rankings will reflect that feat after the Lancers were ranked No.
51 in this week's Southern Section power rankings. Read more: Prep talk: Palisades' Jake Norr gets two holes in one, shows he's City Section title favorite Orange Lutheran will face Northern California champion, St. Mary's, next Saturday in the Boras Classic championship game at Santa Clara University.
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