The El Cerrito Gauchos will take on the Lowell Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last six games El Cerrito has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
El Cerrito is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Moreau Catholic just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Mariners by a score of 3-1.
Jaxon Coles made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Kamal Bhatt also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lowell). They never let The Academy - San Francisco get on the board and left with a 21-0 win on Thursday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Camden Iwamiya tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Reggie Fong was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jhomar Ronquillo, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Lowell kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Lowell's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.5 strikeouts in those games compared to only 4.17 in the others. As for El Cerrito, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
