Troy fell victim to La Habra and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 16-0 defeat at the hands of the La Habra Highlanders. Troy's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it four in a row.
For La Habra's part, Jared Day tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Day has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, La Habra got a massive performance out of Bobby Brooks, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Moreno, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Troy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14-1. As for La Habra, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
While Troy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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