Trabuco Hills had lost five straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 11-16 to make it six. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the San Clemente Tritons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tritons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-0 last Wednesday.
Kayla Phan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Jocelin Throop was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
As for San Clemente, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-7-1. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
On San Clemente's side, Luca Cifuentes spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. Cifuentes has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 23 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Havyn Nekritz was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Fernandez, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
As of now, neither Trabuco Hills nor San Clemente have any future games scheduled.
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