Tustin and Heritage Christian squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Tustin had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tillers have suffered since March 29th.
Tustin got a good showing from Andrew Lechuga, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.

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On the hitting side, Angel Rodriguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Tustin is 2-1 when Rodriguez posts two or more runs, but 11-15-1 otherwise.
The loss snapped Tustin's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-16-1 record. As for Heritage Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-8-1 record this season.
Tustin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Heritage Christian, they will face off against Montebello at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 3.6, the Oilers 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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