La Mirada, CA — Nothing came easy for Christian Brothers on Thursday, as they fell 11-5 to La Mirada. Christian Brothers notched four runs in the fourth inning. Christian Brothers's big inning was driven by a triple by Cole Schroeder and by Chris Nipper. La Mirada scored five runs in the seventh inning. La Mirada batters contributing to the big inning included Emilio Morales, Noah Rodriguez, Jared Jones, and Jacob Sharp, who each had RBIs in the inning. Michael Deharo was the winning pitcher for La Mirada. He lasted four and a third innings, allowing three hits and four runs while striking out eight. Ryan Hernandez threw two and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen. Alex Esker took the loss for Christian Brothers. He lasted three and a third innings, allowing four hits and six runs while striking out three. Schroeder went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Christian Brothers in hits. La Mirada racked up nine hits in the game. Jones, Sharp, Rodriguez, and Dominic Martinez each managed multiple hits for La Mirada.