The Lowell Cardinals will head out to square off against the El Cerrito Gauchos at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lowell 2.4, El Cerrito 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
El Cerrito will be up against a hot Lowell team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Lowell was the clear victor by a 21-0 margin over The Academy - San Francisco on Thursday. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
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Camden Iwamiya tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Reggie Fong was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Jhomar Ronquillo was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Lowell kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, El Cerrito's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Moreau Catholic by a score of 3-1.
Jaxon Coles made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Kamal Bhatt also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Lowell's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.5 strikeouts in those games compared to only 4.17 in the others. As for El Cerrito, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
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