Artesia hasn't had much luck against Cerritos recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Artesia will head out on the road to challenge Cerritos at 3:15 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cerritos will be up against a hot Artesia team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Artesia put the hurt on Magnolia with a sharp 8-2 victory on Tuesday.
Cerritos not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since May 2, 2024. Everything went their way against Woodrow Wilson as Cerritos made off with a 9-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dons.
Jacob Hoosac looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Dalton Chi was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Brandon Vo was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cerritos always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Artesia's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Cerritos, their record is now 5-9.
Artesia came up short against Cerritos in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 7-4. Can Artesia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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