Etna waltzed into their contest on Friday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Mt. Shasta Bears. Six seems to be a good number for Etna as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Emmett Stacher made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Stacher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stacher was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Etna let Clayton Harris and Ashton Elam loose on the outfield. Harris scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Elam scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmitt Griggs, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
Etna pushed their record up to 19-3 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mt. Shasta, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Etna beat Mt. Shasta by a score of 13-2 later that day.
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