Baseball Game Preview: El Cerrito Gauchos vs. Hercules Titans

El Cerrito is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will head out on the road to face off against the Hercules Titans at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

El Cerrito will face Hercules after dropping another heartbreaker against Freedom on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within two of beating them. The Gauchos took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The loss continues a trend for the Gauchos in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Hercules fell victim to Pittsburg and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 8-0.

El Cerrito's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Hercules, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.

Everything went El Cerrito's way against Hercules when the teams last played back in June of 2021, as El Cerrito made off with a 12-2 win. Will the Gauchos repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.