Cerritos entered their tilt with Artesia with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Artesia Pioneers onto the board and left with a 13-0 win on Tuesday. Cerritos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Nathan Burton looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cerritos let Noah Gapuz and Braxton Reed loose on the outfield. Gapuz went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Reed scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Chen, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Cerritos' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs per game. As for Artesia, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Cerritos will have a chance to go back-to-back against Artesia: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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