Mission Hills fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Imperial on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1. The Grizzlies were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2022.
Leah Llamas was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she tossed nine innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. What's more, she gave up only zero walks, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was her first of the season.
Mission Hills is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-5. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Imperial, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Mission Hills wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Cathedral Catholic on the 28th. As for Imperial, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-3 victory against Calexico on the 28th.
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