Cerritos is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Gahr is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dons will host the Gladiators at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Cerritos made easy work of Whitney and carried off a 14-2 victory. Considering the Dons have won four games by more than ten runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Gahr never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Paramount on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 11-1 win. Considering the Gladiators' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Isabelle Gonzalez tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emma Maldonado, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Hazel Anglo was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Cerritos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gahr, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-10-2.
Cerritos suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Gahr when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can the Dons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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