The Orange baseball team has gained a split in its biggest two-game series of the season. On Friday night, the Panthers defeated Southern Alamance 10-6 in Hillsborough to tie the Patriots for first place in the Central Conference. Cameron Guentensberger had a huge night on three different levels. He went 2-for-3 with two doubles, driving in two runs during a six-run 3rd inning. Senior right fielder Elijah Santos grounded a two-run single up the middle in the third. Santos also had a hand in scoring the game’s opening run when he reached on a throwing error at third base, which scored Wyatt Hedrick. Guentensberger came on in the sixth inning to replace Garrett Sawyer on the mound and made the defensive play of the game. After the Patriots battled back from a 7-1 deficit to get the tying run on second base, Guentensberger took a short grounder hit by Noah Madren and flipped it to the plate to catcher Ryan Horton, retiring Carson Bolton on a force out. Guentensberger finished with his third save in four games. The Panthers need two more wins to secure a share of its fourth consecutive conference championship. They will face Eastern Alamance in the Panthers final regular season home game on Tuesday night at 7. They will travel to Mebane on Thursday.