Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tomales). They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Cornerstone Christian Cougars on Friday.
Erick Tamez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Tamez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those hits marked the first that he got this season.
| 03/21/25 vs Cornerstone Christian | 3 |
| 03/13/25 vs Grace Christian Academy | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Victory Christian Academy | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shaun Pelayo, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Andrew Robles also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Tomales was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got Tomales back to even at 2-2. As for Cornerstone Christian, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tomales will square off against Technology at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tomales is facing Technology at the right time seeing as Technology is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Cornerstone Christian, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. on April 1.
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