After a string of six wins, Los Banos's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 9-3 to the Ceres Bulldogs. Los Banos has not had much luck with Ceres recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Los Banos saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Moxie Barton, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Barton has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Isabel Orozco was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On Ceres' side, Alizae Cole made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Cole was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Isabela Giraldes was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Ava Montesdeoca, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Los Banos' defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-4-1. As for Ceres, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Los Banos has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Lathrop at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lathrop: 3.4, Los Banos: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Ceres, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mountain House at 4:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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