Channel Islands can bid farewell to their 13-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Century Centurions a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Raiders have posted since May 15, 2025.
The result came thanks to Danik Escobedo's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Channel Islands' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Benny Montoya, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Those two hits gave Montoya a new career-high. Sal Ruiz also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Channel Islands' win bumped their record up to 2-14. As for Century, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Channel Islands and Century could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Raiders will challenge El Capitan at 11:00 a.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (1032 vs. 293). Meanwhile, Century (ranked 819th) will meet Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary (ranked 370th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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