Dowding Carries Orange Lutheran
ORANGE —
Kent Dowding had a two-run double in the sixth inning and Orange Lutheran High School held off a Banning rally in the seventh for a 6-5 victory Friday in a first-round game of the Southern Section 2-A baseball playoffs.
Dowding’s double gave Orange Lutheran a 6-2 lead, but Banning cut the deficit with three runs in the seventh.
Dowding (10-2) also struck out 11 in his complete-game victory. Todd Dudley had a two-run double in the third for Orange Lutheran.
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