Riverside, CA — Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U's effort to come back from down five runs in the third inning came up just short, as they fell 6-5 to Firecrackers Thornburg/Kaiser on Saturday. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U scored six runs in the failed comeback. Destyne White, Kaylee Grealy, Jalyssa Ledesma, Aaliyah Pineda, and Maddy Arnold picked up RBIs to lead the rally. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U was right in it until Firecrackers Thornburg/Kaiser doubled in the sixth inning. Firecrackers Thornburg/Kaiser opened up scoring in the first inning. #2 grounded out, scoring one run. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U evened things up at five in the bottom of the fourth inning when. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U scored five runs in the fourth inning. The big inning was thanks to singles by Grealy and Ledesma, by Pineda, and a double by White. #20 toed the rubber for Firecrackers Thornburg/Kaiser. She went two innings, allowing zero runs on two hits and walking zero. Ledesma toed the rubber for Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U. She went one-third of an inning, allowing two runs on two hits and walking zero. Lauren Young threw six and two-thirds innings out of the bullpen. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U collected 11 hits. Ledesma, White, and Gabrielle Moss each managed multiple hits for Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U. Moss, White, and Ledesma each collected two hits to lead Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U.