La Serna fought the good fight in their extra-innings  match against California  on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Condors by a score of  5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
La Serna got a good showing from  Ava Jimenez, who   tossed two innings while giving up   no  earned runs or  hits.
 At the plate,  Aubrie Baruch made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and  went 1-for-4 with two  RBI, one  run,  and one  double.
La Serna's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for California, they pushed their record up to 18-9 with the  victory, which was their 24th straight  at home dating back to last season.
 We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. La Serna is set to  square off against  their familiar foe Santa Fe  at 3:15  p.m.  on Wednesday. Meanwhile, California will  challenge  rival Whittier  at 3:15  p.m.  on Monday.
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