El Cerrito put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins out 6-5. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs El Cerrito has scored all year.
Evan Tank was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Tank was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Val Cole, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On St. Patrick-St. Vincent's side, they got a good showing from Ray Bermudez, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Bo Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Madden Mendez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
El Cerrito pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
El Cerrito will head out on the road to face off against Moreau Catholic at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. El Cerrito is facing Moreau Catholic at the right time seeing as Moreau Catholic is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against De Anza at 4:00 p.m. St. Patrick-St. Vincent is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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