Cerritos waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Glenn Eagles onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for Cerritos, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Christian Wright's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Fabian Mejia was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Elijah Pannell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Glenn's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Bruce, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Cerritos pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Glenn, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6.
Cerritos will head out on the road to challenge St. Anthony at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cerritos' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so St. Anthony's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Glenn, they will be playing at home against Maywood CES at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Maywood CES is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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