After flying high against Santa Rosa last Monday, El Cerrito came back down to earth. The El Cerrito Gauchos fell just short of the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. The Gauchos were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2016.
Jackson Beebout
| 03/05/25 @ Bishop O'Dowd | 5 |
| 02/26/25 vs Arroyo | 3 |
| 03/28/24 vs St. Patrick-St. Vincent | 2 |
| 04/27/24 @ Oakland Tech | 1 |
| 04/17/24 vs Pinole Valley | 1 |
Jackson Beebout was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Jaxon Coles made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole Three bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Reggie Burnham also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
El Cerrito's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Coming up, El Cerrito will head out to square off against Antioch at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Bishop O'Dowd, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Pinole Valley at 7:00 p.m. Bishop O'Dowd is facing Pinole Valley at the right time seeing as Pinole Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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