Upland extended their losing streak to 11 on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 4-19 in the process. They lost 10-2 to the Etiwanda Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-2 on Monday.
Upland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As for Etiwanda, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
On Etiwanda's side, Michael Aleman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. The Eagles are 3-1 when Aleman allows three or fewer hits, but 8-10-1 otherwise.
At the plate, Frank Gonzales was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Derick Kim, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Etiwanda beat Upland by a score of 3-2 on Friday.
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