The Ceres Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gustine Reds at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ceres has four straight wins, Gustine has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Ceres gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Los Banos 11-4. With that win, Ceres brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Alizae Cole was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (she also only allowed one walk). Cole has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Montesdeoca, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kahaunani Sagapolu, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gustine fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Mariposa County on Tuesday.
Gustine saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shandel Aguilera, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Ceres pushed their record up to 6-7 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Gustine, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
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