Riverside, CA — Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U fought back after falling down by six runs in the fifth inning. The comeback fell just short though, in a 6-5 defeat to Firecrackers Dodge/Isbel 2021 on Friday. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U tallied five runs in the failed comeback. Jordyn Boel, Jalyssa Ledesma, Marissa Fondtain, and Maddy Arnold fueled the rally with RBIs. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U tallied three runs in the sixth inning. The big inning was thanks to a single by Arnold and a double by Fondtain. Firecrackers Dodge/Isbel 2021 scored four runs in the third inning. Firecrackers Dodge/Isbel 2021's big inning was driven by a single by #88, an error on a ball put in play by #23, and a double by #66. #27 was on the mound for Firecrackers Dodge/Isbel 2021. She went three innings, allowing zero runs on zero hits, striking out two and walking one. Faith James toed the rubber for Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U. She surrendered four runs on five hits over three innings, walking zero. Ledesma threw three innings out of the bullpen. Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U tallied nine hits. Fondtain, Kaylee Grealy, and Arnold each collected multiple hits for Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U. Arnold, Grealy, and Fondtain each managed two hits to lead Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U.