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| 04/10/25 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 03/25/25 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 02/17/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 06/03/21 - Home | 13-1 W |
| 04/28/18 - Home | 5-3 W |
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but La Habra ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the El Dorado Golden Hawks 2-1. The win continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Golden Hawks: they've now won five in a row.
Maddison Payne spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, La Habra saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Georgia Rickenbacker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
La Habra's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for El Dorado, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. La Habra will square off against rival Sunny Hills at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Highlanders 2.7, the Lancers 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, El Dorado is set to challenge their familiar foe Villa Park at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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