There's no place like home for Damien, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Etiwanda Eagles on Wednesday and snuck past 6-4. This was a revenge game for Damien, as the team was forced to settle for a 10-5 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Troy Lopez looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Damien's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed 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. The team also got some help courtesy of JT Riley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Etiwanda's side, they got a good showing from Andrew Weber, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Jaeden Toki and Ryan Severns stepped up to the plate in a big way. Toki went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI, while Severns went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Damien is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10-1 record this season. As for Etiwanda, their loss dropped their record down to 10-16.
Damien will have a chance to go back-to-back against Etiwanda: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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