Softball Recap: El Segundo Eagles vs. Lawndale Cardinals
El Segundo scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lawndale Cardinals a 19-0 shutout. El Segundo might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Hailey Wantz and Jacy Lindsay made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Wantz tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Lindsay struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Wantz has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Wantz scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Lindsay got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, El Segundo got a big performance out of Allie Stevenson, who went 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sienna Mayer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
El Segundo is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Lawndale, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. El Segundo will take on North at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. North is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so El Segundo will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Lawndale, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Torrance at 3:30 p.m. on April 8th. Torrance's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Lawndale's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
