De Anza entered their tilt with El Cerrito with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the El Cerrito Gauchos 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as De Anza also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
David Fernandez tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, De Anza got a big performance out of Jose Morales Jr., who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Ian Garcia was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On El Cerrito's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Garcia has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Val Cole, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
De Anza pushed their record up to 11-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for El Cerrito, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-9.
De Anza will head out on the road to face off against Rodriguez at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rodriguez's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so De Anza's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for El Cerrito, they will head out on the road to challenge Oakland Tech at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oakland Tech will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something El Cerrito surely won't give up without a fight.
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