Canyon dropped their record down to 18-10 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's eight-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the La Habra Highlanders by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Highlanders this season, with their most recent defeat being a 5-3 loss on Tuesday.
Gilbert Vargas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Canyon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chip Mertz, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for La Habra, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.
On La Habra's side, Isaac Aguirre tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Aguirre has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
As of now, neither Canyon nor La Habra have any future games scheduled.
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