The Cerritos Dons will face off against the Ocean View Seahawks at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cerritos 4, Ocean View 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cerritos is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Whitney with a sharp 18-1 win on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Dons in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won six in a row.
Frank Melendrez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
Braxton Reed
| 04/17/25 @ Whitney | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Whitney | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Glenn | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Pioneer | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs San Marino | 2 |
On the hitting side, Cerritos got a massive performance out of Braxton Reed, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Reed a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Julian Diaz, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Cerritos always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Ocean View has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.75 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell 10-5 to Fullerton. The Seahawks just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Cerritos' win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-11. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Ocean View, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
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