There's no place like home for El Segundo, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the South Spartans on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as El Segundo also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Hailey Wantz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sienna Mayer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Stevenson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
El Segundo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for South, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
El Segundo will be playing at home against Torrance at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (El Segundo: 3, Torrance: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for South, they will be playing at home against North at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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