Huntington Beach dropped their record down to 20-3 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's six-game streak of wins on the road. They fell 5-2 to the Newport Harbor Sailors. The Oilers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Sailors earlier this season, when they won 4-2.
Ethan Porter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
As for Newport Harbor, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Newport Harbor's side, Elijah Haseth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Haseth has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other pitching news, Newport Harbor got a great performance from Tyler Clark as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, Clark posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Keoni Wun, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Martin, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
While Huntington Beach had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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