If Sunnyside was riding high fresh off their 17-0 takedown of Nogales last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sunnyside Blue Devils fell just short of the La Habra Highlanders by a score of 7-6 on Thursday. The loss was the Blue Devils' first of the season.
Alyssa Gonsalez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Bianca Cobo also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Even though they lost, Sunnyside hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts every time they've taken the field this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sunnyside fell to 3-1. As for La Habra, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Looking ahead, Sunnyside is headed away from home for the first time to challenge Cienega at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for La Habra, they will face off against Schurr at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. La Habra's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Schurr's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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