Covina was handed a nine-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They skirted past the Century Centurions 8-6. For the Colts, this counts as revenge for the 7-2 win the Centurions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Cesar Guzman tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. He has become a key player for Covina: the team is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise.

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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Declan Bowers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Jacob Alvarez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Covina has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Century, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Coming up, Covina will take on West in a tournament on Tuesday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Colts' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Century, they will be taking part in a tournament against Peninsula at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Centurions are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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