Baseball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Central Valley's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Lathrop	14
03/25/25 @ Livingston	11
04/24/25 vs Golden Valley	10
04/10/25 @ Lathrop	10
04/01/25 vs Johansen	10

Central Valley was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Golden Valley on Thursday. The Hawks never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering the Hawks have won ten contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Nicholas Dominguez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Caden Mendonca was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Whitworth, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Central Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Golden Valley only posted an OBP of .176.

Central Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Golden Valley, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-16.

Looking ahead, Central Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Grace Davis at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Golden Valley, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-0 loss against Los Banos on the 28th.