Warriors take #1 Cathedral to extra innings in softball playoff quarterfinals

Fallbrook High School’s softball team was defeated by top-seeded Cathedral Catholic in the quarterfinals of the CIF Division I playoffs May 27, but not before the Warriors took the Dons into extra innings.

Fallbrook won twice and lost twice in the double-elimination playoff tournament with all four games being decided by one run. The Warriors’ other loss was to second-seeded Otay Ranch, and the Warriors defeated Mira Mesa and Point Loma.

The playoff results gave Fallbrook a final 16-11-2 season record. “I thought it was a good season. We had a couple of new players who had to step up and fill...