San Juan Hills was the 1-0 winner over Aliso Niguel when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The San Juan Hills Stallions fell just short of the Aliso Niguel Wolverines by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. It was the first time this season that San Juan Hills let down their fans at home.
For Aliso Niguel's part, Connor Etnire tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Etnire has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jarett Sabol, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Covington, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.
San Juan Hills' loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5. As for Aliso Niguel, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
While San Juan Hills 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 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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