It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Fullerton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the La Habra Highlanders 4-3. That's two games straight that Fullerton has won by just one run.
Fullerton got a great performance from Eddie Acitia as he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Acitia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Christian Robinson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Malachi Meni, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
On La Habra's side, Jared Day was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, La Habra saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bobby Fierro, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, La Habra hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fullerton struck out ten times.
Fullerton is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7-1 record this season. As for La Habra, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.
Fullerton will have a chance to go back-to-back against La Habra: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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