Aliso Niguel had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the San Clemente Tritons by a score of 5-2. That's more bragging rights for Aliso Niguel, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Connor Etnire tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jarett Sabol and Zach Boynton did most of the damage at the plate: Sabol went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Boynton scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On San Clemente's side, Mike Erspamer was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Erspamer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Erspamer wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brock DellaVedova, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, San Clemente was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aliso Niguel didn't hit any.
Aliso Niguel has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for San Clemente, their record is now 13-11.
Aliso Niguel will have a chance to go back-to-back against San Clemente: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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