St. Lucy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-0 walloping at the hands of the Etiwanda Eagles. While getting shut out isn't ideal, St. Lucy's has not been shut out since back in March.
For Etiwanda's part, Cameryn Ortega tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Ortega has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Etiwanda got a massive performance out of Taylor Wren, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Frankie Nevarez, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
St. Lucy's loss dropped their record down to 2-11-2. As for Etiwanda, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
St. Lucy's will head out on the road to square off against Upland at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Upland will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something St. Lucy's surely won't give up without a fight. As for Etiwanda, they will head out on the road to face off against Chino Hills at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Etiwanda's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.
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