Softball Game Preview: La Habra Highlanders vs. Villa Park Spartans
By Team Reports
Apr 19, 2025, 12:44am
Softball Preview: La Habra Highlanders vs. Villa Park Spartans

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04/03/25 - Away | 15-0 W |
03/18/25 - Home | 9-1 W |
04/02/16 - Home | 6-2 W |
03/23/16 - Away | 1-0 W |
02/28/15 - Neutral | 3-1 W |
La Habra is a perfect 5-0 against Villa Park since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Highlanders will host the Spartans at 3:15 p.m. La Habra's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Villa Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
La Habra is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Gahr just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gladiators.
Georgia Rickenbacker made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Villa Park had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Stallions.
Villa Park pushed their record up to 12-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for La Habra, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Everything went La Habra's way against Villa Park in their previous meeting on April 3rd, as La Habra made off with a 15-0 victory. Will the Highlanders repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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