Etiwanda was the 10-5 winner over Damien when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Etiwanda Eagles fell just short of the Damien Spartans by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday.
Etiwanda got a good showing from Andrew Weber, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Jaeden Toki and Ryan Severns did some serious damage despite the final result: Toki went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI, while Severns went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
On Damien's side, Troy Lopez looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lopez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Damien saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nikko Paoletto, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was JT Riley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Etiwanda's loss dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Damien, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10-1 record this season.
While Etiwanda 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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