After a string of four wins, Crescenta Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the La Canada Spartans by a score of 3-1. Crescenta Valley was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior) but La Canada's pitchers proved too tough.
Crescenta Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexa Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On La Canada's side, Bentley Lebrecque spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits.
On the hitting side, Grace Rocco was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Crescenta Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for La Canada, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-1 record this season.
Crescenta Valley will head out on the road to face off against Pasadena at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Crescenta Valley is facing Pasadena at the right time seeing as Pasadena is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for La Canada, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Immaculate Heart at 3:30 p.m. on April 12th.
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