Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Central Valley

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/24/26 vs Livingston	16
04/16/26 vs Lathrop	15
04/14/26 @ Lathrop	15
03/06/26 vs Gregori	14
04/22/26 vs Ceres	13

Central Valley came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over the Ceres Bulldogs. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by six runs or more this season.

Noah Maldonado was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Mason Whitworth was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Central Valley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Fernando Dominguez was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Central Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive matchups.

Central Valley's record is now 18-7. As for Ceres, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-10-1.

Central Valley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 8-6 loss against Wood on the 24th. As for Ceres, they will be playing at home against Livingston at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wolves have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.19 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.