The La Habra Highlanders will take on the Sunny Hills Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (La Habra 2.7, Sunny Hills 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, La Habra needed a bit of extra time to put away El Dorado. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Golden Hawks. The win was nothing new for the Highlanders as they're now sitting on five straight.
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.
At the plate, La Habra's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Georgia Rickenbacker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sunny Hills came up short against El Dorado on Tuesday, falling 9-1.
La Habra pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Sunny Hills, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season.
Everything went La Habra's way against Sunny Hills in their previous meeting back in March, as La Habra made off with a 12-0 win. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lancers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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