It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Costa Canyon can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders by a score of 5-3 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to La Costa Canyon of the 5-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Mater Dei Catholic's part, Arri Romero made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Romero has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Romero was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Gianna "Gigi" Flores was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Michaella Salvatierra, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
La Costa Canyon dropped their record down to 21-10 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season.
As of now, neither La Costa Canyon nor Mater Dei Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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