Weed lost against Etna back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Weed Cougars suffered a tough 16-2 loss at the hands of the Etna Lions. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Weed in their matchups with Etna: they've now lost nine in a row.
Weed saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Renaissance Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Etna's side, Jane Thackeray made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Thackeray has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thackeray was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Etna got a massive performance out of Macey McNames, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Kory Harris was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.
Weed's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Etna, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Weed by a score of 14-3 later that day.
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