La Sierra vs King

3-18-2010
The La Sierra Eagles dropped t0 4-2 on Thursday after being beaten at home by MLK High by a score of 9-3. King jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first, but the Eagles battled back slowly, scoring 3 runs in the next 3 innings. That would be all the offense the Eagles would manage, as King added two more runs in the 5th, one in the sixth, and three in the seventh. Dennis Martine (2-2) took the loss despite a solid outing, throwing 6 innings and allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits while striking out 8. Andrew Hardy closed out the 7th, allowing 3 runs on 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 hit-by-pitch. The Eagles managed only 3 runs on 5 hits, 2 of them coming off the bat of Chandler Morgan. J'Anthony Sanchez, Connor Hillis, Ryan Villarreal, and Curtis Nicks each had one hit.
The Eagles will open league play on the road at Rancho Verde High School on Tuesday at 3:15.