The Center Cougars are on the road again on Monday to play the El Camino Eagles at 9:30 a.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Center was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Liberty Ranch.
Emare Viera made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Viera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Riley Mason and Diego Sandoval did most of the damage at the plate: Mason scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Sandoval scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
El Camino had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year. Everything went their way against Capital Christian on Friday as El Camino made off with a 14-4 win. Winning may never get old, but El Camino sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Like Center, El Camino also got a great game from a two-way player: Charlie Snyder. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Snyder was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, Matt Avila was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Michael Rojas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Center is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for El Camino, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Center came up short against El Camino in their previous meeting on March 7th, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of El Camino's AJ Gori, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Center knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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