For the second straight game, Upland will face off against Etiwanda. The Highlanders will head out to challenge the Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Upland 3.9, Etiwanda 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Monday just wasn't the day for Upland's offense. They lost 12-0 to Etiwanda on Monday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Highlanders, who until this game were averaging 3.92 runs allowed.
For Etiwanda's part, they gave Noah Frias the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Frias has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Angel Mejia was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Derick Kim, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Etiwanda always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Upland only posted an OBP of .250.
Etiwanda has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Upland, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10-2.
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