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| 03/14/24 - Away | 13-2 W |
| 04/29/16 - Away | 0-0 W |
| 03/23/16 - Home | 14-0 W |
| 04/24/15 - Home | 16-3 W |
| 03/20/15 - Away | 19-1 W |
El Cerrito has gone a perfect 5-0 against Richmond recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The El Cerrito Gauchos will take on the Richmond Oilers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Cerrito has four straight wins, Richmond has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
El Cerrito's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Vallejo with a sharp 17-0 victory. Fans of the Gauchos have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Natalia Gawlikowski and Courtney Miles were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Gawlikowski pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Miles struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gawlikowski has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit any time she's pitched this season. At bat, Gawlikowski scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances, while Miles scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Arlie Tatum, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Ashlynne Hollins was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
El Cerrito lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Richmond came up short against Hercules on Wednesday, falling 21-10.
Richmond's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for El Cerrito, their record is now 4-0.
Everything went El Cerrito's way against Richmond in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as El Cerrito made off with a 13-2 win. Will El Cerrito repeat their success, or does Richmond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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