Santa Margarita Eagles fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 4-2 loss to Junior Varsity Oilers on Monday. Oilers scored on a single by Aaron Minnicucci, an error, and a double by Shawn Otta in the first inning.
Oilers fired up the offense in the first inning, when Minnicucci singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs.
Otto Espinoza toed the rubber for Oilers and went three innings, allowing two runs on three hits, striking out two and walking zero.
Oilers totaled nine hits. Tanner Edson and Matthew Haidl all managed multiple hits for Oilers. Edson went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead Oilers in hits.