After flying high against Mira Costa last Thursday, El Segundo came back down to earth. The El Segundo Eagles fell just short of the Huntington Beach Oilers by a score of 8-7 on Saturday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Oilers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
El Segundo got a good showing from Molly McAndrews, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave McAndrews a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Sienna Mayer was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sullivan McLaughlin, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
Even though they lost, El Segundo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post 11 or more hits.
El Segundo's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Huntington Beach, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
El Segundo has already played their next game, a 14-2 win against San Marcos on the 1st. Huntington Beach has also already played their next matchup (against Vista Murrieta), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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