The La Habra Highlanders will face off against the Crean Lutheran Saints at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in La Habra's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home while Crean Lutheran has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
La Habra is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since March 12th on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Yorba Linda 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won five in a row.
La Habra got a great performance from Angel Acuna as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Acuna has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bobby Fierro, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Crean Lutheran hadn't done well against Canyon recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Saints came out on top against the Comanches by a score of 6-1.
Crean Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 16-8. As for La Habra, their win bumped their record up to an identical 16-8.
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