Softball Recap: El Cerrito's Undefeated Season over After 14 Games

If El Cerrito was riding high fresh off their 29-7 takedown of Hercules on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gauchos came up short against the Arroyo Dons on Monday, falling 8-2. The loss was the Gauchos' first of the season.

Arlie Tatum

Stolen Base

04/21/25 vs Arroyo	1
04/17/25 @ Hercules	3
04/01/25 vs St. Patrick-St. Vincent	2
03/25/25 vs Kennedy	1
03/24/25 @ Oakland Tech	1
+ 6 more games

Arlie Tatum made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. She has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last 11 times she's played.

Having lost for the first time this season, El Cerrito fell to 13-1. As for Arroyo, the win got them back to even at 6-6.

Coming up, El Cerrito will take on Pinole Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Gauchos 2.3, the Spartans 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Arroyo, they will welcome Alameda at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Hornets' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Dons' hitters will have their work cut out for them.