Baseball Recap: Rancho Cucamonga's Run of Seven Straight Victories Now Over

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

04/21/25 @ Etiwanda	2-8
04/18/25 vs Los Osos	5-2
04/16/25 @ Los Osos	3-1
04/14/25 vs Los Osos	3-2
04/12/25 vs Upland	5-0

Rancho Cucamonga dropped their record down to 16-4 on Monday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins. They lost 8-2 to the Etiwanda Eagles. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 6-3 to the Eagles when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Rancho Cucamonga saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Bravo, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

As for Etiwanda, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-10-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games.

On Etiwanda's side, Jack Holguin tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. Holguin also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Eagles are 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-9-1 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Angel Mejia was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. James Milam was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Etiwanda beat Rancho Cucamonga by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday.