The Mountain House Mustangs will be playing at home against the Ceres Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain House is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Friday, everything went Mountain House's way against Lathrop as Mountain House made off with a 17-7 victory.
Noah Elizondo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Elizondo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Elizondo was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Charlie Wolfe was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Bryson Seng, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Ceres was able to grind out a solid win over Grace Davis on Friday, taking the game 5-1. That's two games straight that Ceres has won by exactly four runs.
Ceres also got a great performance from Ezequiel Verduzco as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Carson Ulrich was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Mountain House's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. As for Ceres, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Mountain House took their win against Ceres in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. Does Mountain House have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ceres turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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