Damien lost against Santa Margarita back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Damien Spartans' tough 12-4 defeat to the Santa Margarita Eagles might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Damien in their matchups with Santa Margarita: they've now lost five in a row.
Damien got a good showing from Jayden Avina, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Damien saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Bechtel, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Another player making a difference was Nikko Paoletto, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Damien's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-1. As for Santa Margarita, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4-1.
Damien will face off against Covina at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Covina is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Santa Margarita, they will take on Gahr at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gahr will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Santa Margarita surely won't give up without a fight.
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