De Anza has not done well against El Cerrito recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The De Anza Dons came out on top against the El Cerrito Gauchos by a score of 8-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for De Anza.
The team relied heavily on Nikko Taylor, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Morales Jr., who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On El Cerrito's side, Kamal Bhatt was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Max Garcia, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
De Anza has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for El Cerrito, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
De Anza will have a chance to go back-to-back against El Cerrito: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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