Rancho Cucamonga dropped their record down to 16-5 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Etiwanda Eagles by a score of 1-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-2 on Monday.
As for Etiwanda, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games.
For Etiwanda's part, not much got past Michael Aleman, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Rancho Cucamonga off the board. Aleman has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Etiwanda saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaeden Toki, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
While Rancho Cucamonga had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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