After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Damien was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Etiwanda Eagles. This was a revenge game for the Spartans: when they faced off against the Eagles last Wednesday, they had to take a 10-4 loss.
Russell Del Castillo
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Damien got a great performance from Russell Del Castillo as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Del Castillo has become a key player for the Spartans: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise.
At the plate, Damien saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Hines, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Hines also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Brady Bickham was another, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The win got Damien back to even at 8-8. As for Etiwanda, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Damien is set to square off against their familiar foe Upland at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Etiwanda will take on rival Chino Hills at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.8, the Huskies 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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