Pinole Valley won the last time they faced El Cerrito and things went their way on Friday too. The Spartans had just enough and edged out the Gauchos 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Charles Vargas
| 04/18/25 vs El Cerrito | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Salesian College Preparatory | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Vanden | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Las Lomas | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Salesian College Preparatory | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Pinole Valley's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Charles Vargas, who went 2-for-4 with two runs. Vargas is becoming a predictor of the Spartans' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-0-1 (and 4-9 when he doesn't).
Pinole Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for El Cerrito, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-7.
Coming up, Pinole Valley will face off against Albany at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Spartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for El Cerrito, they will square off against Washington at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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