Baseball Recap: Cerritos Dons vs. Sage Hill Lightning
It was a good run, but Cerritos unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sage Hill Lightning. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Cerritos couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cerritos got a good showing from Christian Wright, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Cerritos saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Chi, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Sage Hill's side, Cruz Collier spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. Collier has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jared Stroner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Caleb Kuo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Cerritos' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for Sage Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 3-15.
Cerritos will head out on the road to face off against Whitney at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitney hasn't scored more than one runs for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for Sage Hill, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Portola at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sage Hill is on a six-game streak of home losses, Portola a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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