Whitney had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 4-9 to make it five. They came up short against the Cerritos Dons, falling 9-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 14-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
Whitney saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Victoria, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
As for Cerritos, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Cerritos' side, they got a great performance from Nathan Burton as he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. Burton also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Dons are 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Dalton Chi was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Cerritos' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-11 when he doesn't). Braxton Reed also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Cerritos beat Whitney by a score of 18-1 on Thursday.
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