The Cerritos Dons will square off against the Chino Hills Huskies at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Cerritos nor Chino Hills posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cerritos' offense. They fell just short of Beckman by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Frank Melendrez
| 03/04/25 vs Beckman | 5 |
| 04/25/24 vs Pioneer | 4 |
| 02/24/25 @ Northwood | 2 |
| 04/13/24 vs Heritage Christian | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs Portola | 1 |
Frank Melendrez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Cerritos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Reed, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Reed is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Chino Hills' undefeated season came to an end after three games on Tuesday. They fell 5-1 to Santiago. The loss was the Huskies' first of the season.
Cerritos' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Chino Hills, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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