Etna put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on the Weed Cougars with a sharp 21-5 win. Winning may never get old, but Etna sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Bryce Lytken was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lytken was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ashton Elam was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Clayton Harris, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Weed's side, Phoenix Marshall was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1. Marshall has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Marshall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Etna's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Weed, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Etna beat Weed by a score of 10-0 later that day.
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