La Habra lost against Fullerton on April 4th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The La Habra Highlanders fell just short of the Fullerton Indians by a score of 4-2. La Habra has not had much luck with Fullerton recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Maddison Payne was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alyssa Hernandez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Fullerton's side, Katelynn Mathews tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Fullerton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Paquin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
La Habra's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Fullerton, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-7.
La Habra will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Sonora, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (La Habra: 3.9, Sonora: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Fullerton, they will head out on the road to challenge Buena Park at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fullerton is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
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