Alhambra won against Dougherty Valley last Saturday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Alhambra Bulldogs never let the El Cerrito Gauchos onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Alhambra.
Max Schulze looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joaquin "Kiki" Henriquez, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Isaiah Samonte was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On El Cerrito's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Tank, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Alhambra pushed their record up to 8-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for El Cerrito, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Alhambra will head out on the road to face off against California at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (California: 3.2, Alhambra: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for El Cerrito, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Dougherty Valley at 3:00 p.m. Dougherty Valley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.46 runs per game on average), something El Cerrito will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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