The Ganesha Giants will square off against the Etiwanda Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ganesha: 2.7, Etiwanda: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ganesha's tournament run continued when they took on Yucaipa on Monday. Ganesha fell just short of Yucaipa by a score of 5-3. The Giants have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kalena Lemus was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Hollynn Gentry and Lacy VanTuinen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gentry went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, while VanTuinen went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was VanTuinen's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jules Alberto, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Even though they lost, Ganesha lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Etiwanda had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-3 margin over the Falcons. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by eight runs or more this season.
Etiwanda got a massive performance out of Ava Reyes, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI Reyes has posted since back in February of 2024. Kendal Daniels was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Ganesha now has a losing record of 2-3-1. As for Etiwanda, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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