Softball Preview: Etiwanda Eagles vs. St. Lucy's Regents
Etiwanda is 8-2 against St. Lucy since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Etiwanda Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the St. Lucy's Regents at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Etiwanda has four straight wins, St. Lucy's has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Etiwanda will head into Wednesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by nine) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Chino Hills.
Cameryn Ortega looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Taylor Wren, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Gisselle Peraza was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for St. Lucy's offense. Their tough 10-0 defeat to Los Osos on Wednesday might stick with them for a while.
Etiwanda pushed their record up to 22-5 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for St. Lucy's, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17-2.
Etiwanda took their victory against St. Lucy's when the teams last played on April 9th by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Etiwanda since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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