The Cerritos Dons will challenge the San Marino Titans at 3:15 p.m. on Monday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cerritos' offense. They fell just short of Beckman by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Dons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Frank Melendrez
| 03/04/25 vs Beckman | 5 |
| 04/25/24 vs Pioneer | 4 |
| 02/24/25 @ Northwood | 2 |
| 04/13/24 vs Heritage Christian | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs Portola | 1 |
Frank Melendrez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Cerritos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Reed, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Reed has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for San Marino, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over South Hills on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Miles Morning, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
San Marino pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cerritos, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Cerritos took their win against San Marino when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 14-6. Will Cerritos repeat their success, or does San Marino have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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