Riverside, CA — Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U's effort to come back from down four runs in the fourth inning came up just short, as they fell 6-5 to USA Athletics - Mathis 14U (2017/18) on Sunday. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U scored three runs on a home run in the sixth inning. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U got things started in the first inning. Marissa Fondtain singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run. USA Athletics - Mathis 14U (2017/18) pulled away for good with four runs in the third inning. In the third Makayla Mathis singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run, Haylee Orozco doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs, and Sami Kowalski singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U notched three runs in the sixth inning. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U scored its runs on an RBI home run by Jalyssa Ledesma. Kowalski got the start for USA Athletics - Mathis 14U (2017/18). She allowed ten hits and five runs over five and two-thirds innings, striking out one. Faith James toed the rubber for Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U. She surrendered four runs on three hits over two and a third innings, striking out one and walking one. Ledesma threw three and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U collected ten hits. Fondtain and Kaylee Grealy all had multiple hits for Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U. Grealy and Fondtain all had two hits to lead Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U.