On Tuesday, the Dougherty Valley Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the El Cerrito Gauchos. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dougherty Valley.
Dougherty Valley got a great performance from Ahdil Khan as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Dougherty Valley let Gavin Huffmaster and Ricardo Feliciano loose on the outfield. Huffmaster went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Feliciano scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On El Cerrito's side, Max Garcia was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike Vanhook, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Dougherty Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for El Cerrito, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
Dougherty Valley will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against San Ramon Valley at 4:00 p.m. The last four games Dougherty Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for El Cerrito, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Saint Mary's at 4:00 p.m. Saint Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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