Ceres entered their tilt with Los Banos with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over the Los Banos Tigers on Tuesday. Considering Ceres has won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Alizae Cole was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Cole has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Isabela Giraldes was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Ava Montesdeoca was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
On Los Banos' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Moxie Barton, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Orozco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Ceres' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. As for Los Banos, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-4-1.
Ceres will take on Mountain House at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ceres is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Los Banos, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lathrop at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Los Banos is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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