Rosary has three outs left and the Royals trail North Torrance, 7-3. The prayers have gone out. We’ll see if they get answered.

Ashley Radziuk delivers a one-out single to keep hope alive for Rosary.

Darby Sanchez with a fielder’s choice and the Saxons get the lead runner at second. Two down.

Izzy Serrano is Rosary’s last hope.

Serrano triples to left-center field to drive in Sanchez and Rosary cuts it to 7-4.

Keep hope alive!!!

Chelsea Gonzales with a hot shot down the third-base line, but North Torrance’s third-baseman makes the play. Game over.

North Torrance defeats Rosary, 7-4, to win the Foothill Roundtable Invitational.

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North Torrance had Rosary in an armbar last inning, but the Royals refused to tap out and struck back with three runs.

Do the Royals have anything left in the tank to mount another offensive? Not this inning. The Royals go 1-2-3 in the top of the sixth.

Rosary has three outs left.

North Torrance 7, Rosary 3 after six innings.

Mater Dei beats Marina, 4-1, in the third-place game. Nicolette Udria had a homer in that game for the Monarchs.

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North Torrance is giving Rosary a beatdown. The referee is threatening to step in and stop this one.

Pinch hitter Kate Prior with a double to lead off the top of the fifth.

Izzy Serrano drives her in with a dingle, then Chelsea Gonzales with an inside-the-park homer to drive in two runs.

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Rosary is going to have to get something started or North Torrance is going to run away with this game.

North Torrance ace Sydni Overly hits Caitie Barber on the elbow with a pitch with one out in the top of the fourth.

WILD PITCH!!! Barber takes second.

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Ashley Rodriguez doubles down the left-field line to lead off the top of  the third for Rosary.

The Royals end up stranding Rodriguez at third.

North Torrance has the top of the order coming up in the bottom of the third.

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Top-ranked Pacifica and No. 2 Los Alamitos pulled out of the Foothill Roundtable Invitational, which was rained out on Saturday.

After pool-play games were finished on March 3, Pacifica, Los Al, Marina and Mater Dei were the teams that advanced to the semifinals. According to the tournament’s rules, run differential determines the seedings and the matchups.

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FOOTHILL ROUNDTABLE INVITATIONAL

AT COLUMBUS TUSTIN PARK

POOL A

MARCH 3 RESULTS

Canyon 2, Mater Dei 0

Aliso Niguel 6, Canyon 5

Mater Dei 7, Aliso Niguel 1

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