Softball Game Preview: St. Lucy's Regents vs. Etiwanda Eagles

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2024, 3:33am

Softball Preview: St. Lucy's Regents vs. Etiwanda Eagles

St. Lucy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Etiwanda Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

Two weeks ago, St. Lucy's suffered a tough 16-2 defeat at the hands of Claremont.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Etiwanda gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Los Osos as Etiwanda made off with a 12-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Etiwanda who now have three in a row.

Etiwanda got a great performance from Cameryn Ortega as she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Charlotte Baum, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Taylor Wren, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.

St. Lucy's dropped their record down to 2-9-2 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Etiwanda, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.

St. Lucy's came up short against Etiwanda when the teams last played back in April of 2022, falling 4-0. Thankfully for St. Lucy's, Elle Komara (who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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