Ceres can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past the Ripon Christian Knights 10-4. Winning may never get old, but Ceres sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Ceres got a great performance from Brayden Clark as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Vincent Castrejon was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Ulrich, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Ripon Christian's side, Grant Sonke was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Sonke has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sonke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Sonke wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah DeBruyn, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Ceres is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Ripon Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ceres is on the road again on Wednesday to play Pacheco at 4:00 p.m. Ceres is facing Pacheco at the right time seeing as Pacheco is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Ripon Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Le Grand at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ripon Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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