El Cerrito is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will head out on the road to face off against the Hercules Titans at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
El Cerrito will face Hercules after dropping another heartbreaker against Freedom on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within two of beating them. The Gauchos took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The loss continues a trend for the Gauchos in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Hercules fell victim to Pittsburg and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 8-0.
El Cerrito's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Hercules, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything went El Cerrito's way against Hercules when the teams last played back in June of 2021, as El Cerrito made off with a 12-2 win. Will the Gauchos repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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