South Hills fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Alta Loma on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 5-4. The Huskies were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 9-4.
Natalie Torres made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
South Hills dropped their record down to 13-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Alta Loma, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. South Hills will challenge Camarillo at 3:30 p.m. on the 14th. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Huskies 3.7, the Scorpions 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Alta Loma, they will square off against Simi Valley at 3:15 p.m. on the 14th. The Pioneers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Lions' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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