The Santa Fe Chiefs will face off against the Cerritos Dons at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Santa Fe is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They lost 7-1 to La Serna. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Chiefs have suffered since March 14th.
Santa Fe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Federico, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.
Valley Christian hit Cerritos with a six-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Dons came up short against the Crusaders, falling 12-1.
Cerritos also got a good showing from Jayce Aragon, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Aragon is becoming a predictor of the Dons' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 6-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
Cerritos' loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Santa Fe, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
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