Torrance dropped their record down to 15-9 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Segundo Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 1-0 on April 4th.
As for El Segundo, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
For El Segundo's part, they got a great performance from Jacy Lindsay as she pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Sienna Mayer and Jazlene Ramos did most of the damage at the plate: Mayer went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Ramos went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Ramos is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Marilyn McCaverty was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Torrance is set to take on their familiar foe West at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tartars 2.9, the Warriors 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, El Segundo will face off against rival South at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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