The Orange lacrosse team remains undefeated in the Mid-Carolina Conference. On Friday night, the Panthers defeated crosstown rival Cedar Ridge 14-8 at Red Wolves Stadium. Sophomore Connor Kruse scored six goals, including two in the first 48 seconds as the Panthers jumped out to a 5-1 lead. Cedar Ridge evened the game at 7-7 with 11:35 remaining in the third quarter, but the Panther defense allowed only one more goal in the final 23:25 of regulation. Orange goalkeeper Katie Wolter finished with eight saves. Wolter is one of the few female players in the state going toe-to-toe against male players, but she comes from a long line of goalkeepers. Her brother Tyson played at Orange and eventually played at Division III Pfeiffer. Orange’s Tight Metheny scored both of Orange’s goals in the fourth quarter, the final one on an assist from junior Jake Wimsatt, who finished with three points. Orange is atop the Mid-Carolina Conference at 7-0, 9-2 overall. The Panthers will travel to Seaforth on Tuesday, then host Northwood on Wednesday in a huge rematch from a game on March 21, which Orange won 14-9 in Pittsboro.