After flying high against Pacheco last Tuesday, Mountain House came back down to earth. The Mountain House Mustangs lost 11-1 to the Ceres Bulldogs on Thursday. Mountain House was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ceres apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Luna Lopez spent all 5.2 innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and nine unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On Ceres' side, Alizae Cole made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Cole was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ceres let Ava Montesdeoca and Isabela Giraldes loose on the outfield. Montesdeoca scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Giraldes scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Figueroa, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Mountain House's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-7. As for Ceres, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Mountain House will be playing in front of their home fans against Lathrop at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain House is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season. As for Ceres, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Grace Davis at 4:00 p.m. Grace Davis has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight losses, while Ceres will come in with seven straight wins.
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