Estancia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Loara Saxons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saxons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 back in March.
Jaydin McClure was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Heather Fultz was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Devoni Bustos, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Estancia's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Loara, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Coming up, Estancia will host La Quinta at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Aztecs have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Loara, they will head out to face off against Garden Grove at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The Argonauts will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Saxons surely won't give up without a fight.
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