Baseball Recap: Central Valley's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Six

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Lathrop	14
03/25/25 @ Livingston	11
04/10/25 @ Lathrop	10
04/01/25 vs Johansen	10
02/21/25 vs Ripon	10

Central Valley barely beat Ceres the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Bulldogs on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Central Valley got a great performance from Nicholas Dominguez as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Dominguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Ezequiel Verduzco was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Andre Flores, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Central Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ceres only posted an OBP of .296.

The win (which was Central Valley's sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ceres, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6.

Central Valley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 5-3 win against Los Banos on the 22nd. As for Ceres, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-1 victory against Modesto Christian on the 21st.