Cerritos is 10-0 against Artesia since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cerritos Dons will head out on the road to challenge the Artesia Pioneers at 3:15 p.m. Cerritos is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Cerritos stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Artesia onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. While fans of Cerritos might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet 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, Noah Gapuz and Braxton Reed did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Another player making a difference was 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 defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
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