The Warren Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Etiwanda Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Warren's last matchup with Sierra Canyon could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's contest on Wednesday. The Bears came up short against the Trailblazers, falling 13-0. The Bears' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Etiwanda came tearing into Wednesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Lancers.
Landon Durmisevich looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). Michael Aleman relieved him and did a solid job, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Etiwanda's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Warren, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Warren suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Etiwanda in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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