The Central East Bengals will take on the Garces Memorial Rams in a tournament on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Central East: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Garces Memorial has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Central East's tournament run continued when they took on Willow Glen on Friday. The Bengals came up short against the Rams, falling 8-1.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four matchups, Garces Memorial finally came back down to earth on Friday. They fell just short of Sanger by a score of 3-1. The game marked the Rams' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Jaiden Gutierrez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Garces Memorial saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Castro, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Central East's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Garces Memorial, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
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