La Habra proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the El Modena Vanguards 3-1. For the Highlanders, this counts as revenge for the 6-0 win the Vanguards walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2017.
Alex Haro
| 02/22/25 @ El Modena | 6 |
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| 04/25/24 vs Sonora | 2 |
| 04/12/24 vs Sunny Hills | 1 |
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Alex Haro tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, La Habra saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Gandara, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
La Habra hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Modena struck out seven times.
The victory was the third in a row for La Habra, bringing their record for this year to 3-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 runs over those games. As for El Modena, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Coming up, La Habra will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against El Dorado at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for El Modena, they are headed away from home for the first time to square off against San Clemente at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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