Johansen is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 26-1 to the Ceres Bulldogs on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Johansen of the 20-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Johansen saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamie Zarilla, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Ceres' side, Alizae Cole was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Cole has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ceres got a massive performance out of Kahaunani Sagapolu, who went 5-for-5 with seven RBI, three runs, and a double. Isabela Giraldes was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Johansen's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Ceres, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-8.
Johansen will head out on the road to square off against Los Banos at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Los Banos is coming into the matchup with six straight wins at home, so Johansen will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Ceres will take on Pacheco at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pacheco has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.59 runs per game on average), something Ceres will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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