Baseball Preview: Cerritos Dons vs. Valley Christian Defenders
Cerritos and Valley Christian are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Cerritos Dons will head out on the road to take on the Valley Christian Defenders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cerritos has six straight victories, Valley Christian has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cerritos' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Pioneer by a score of 5-0.
Cerritos got a great performance from Christian Wright as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Wright has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Chi, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Sagun, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Valley Christian had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Flintridge Prep on Wednesday.
Valley Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Abrahams, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cerritos' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. As for Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Valley Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cerritos has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .462. It's a different story for Valley Christian, though, as they've only averaged .349. Will they be able to contain Cerritos' hitters?
Cerritos took their victory against Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cerritos since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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