After a string of six wins, Ceres's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Los Banos Tigers. The shutout was out of character for Ceres seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Brayden Clark was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Ceres saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vincent Castrejon, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Los Banos' side, the result came thanks to Julian Cazares's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. Cazares has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Ceres' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for Los Banos, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-6.
While Ceres had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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