Estancia is on a three-game streak of home losses, and La Quinta a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Estancia Eagles will welcome the La Quinta Aztecs at 3:15 p.m. Estancia has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Wednesday, Estancia came up short against Loara and fell 11-7.
Jaydin McClure was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Heather Fultz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Devoni Bustos, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, La Quinta didn't have quite enough to beat Orange on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
Julainy Castanon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks. She also put up a walk, which was her first of the season.
On the hitting side, La Quinta saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailey Huynh, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Estancia's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for La Quinta, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
La Quinta's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Estancia has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for La Quinta, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Estancia keep running through batters, or will the Aztecs buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
