St. Paul and La Habra squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but St. Paul had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Highlanders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in May.
Mia Negrete made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Eveny Gomez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
St. Paul's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-14. As for La Habra, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season.
St. Paul does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Habra, they will take on Mater Dei Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Highlanders 3.6, the Crusaders 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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