Etiwanda softball looking for vengance
Eleven games into the season, the Etiwanda softball is playing like it is on a mission to avenge a first-round playoff loss that ended a 2010 season that was otherwise stellar.
The Eagles, who are currently 11-0, shot up to No. 4 in the nation in the espnrise.com rankings after not being ranked in the top 50 last week and are No. 9 on maxpreps.com.
Etiwanda is ranked No. 2 in CIF-SS Division 1 behind only Temecula Valley, the team responsible for knocking the top-seeded Eagles out of the playoffs last season. Last year, Temecula Valley entered the postseason as the fourth-place team from the Southwestern League whereas Etiwanda was a No. 1 seed and defending CIF champion. Temecula Valley proved its 3-2 playoff win over Etiwanda was no fluke as it advanced all the way to the championship game before losing to the team that finished second in the Baseline league to Etiwanda, Upland.
So far this season Etiwanda has had an impressive showing in the revered Faster to 1st tournament with shutout victories over two nationally ranked opponents. The four-time defending Baseline League champion Eagles opened league play with a 6-0 win over Glendora and will take on defending CIF champ Upland today.
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Clay Fowler has been covering high school sports for six years in California and Texas. He was born in Dallas, attended the University of Texas and worked in Central Texas before joining the Daily Bulletin staff in 2006.
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