Recap
Cerritos, CA — The Pioneer Titans watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 4-0 loss to Cerritos on Friday. Cerritos scored on a single by Nick Hill in the first inning and a single by Owen Gott in the second inning.
Cerritos got on the board in the first inning when Hill singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.
One bright spot for Pioneer was a single by Javier Macias in the fourth inning, putting runners on first and third with two outs, but could not capitalize.
Valquez earned the victory on the pitcher's mound for Cerritos. He went seven innings, allowing zero runs on one hit and striking out 12.
Macias took the loss for Pioneer. He allowed seven hits and four runs over six innings, striking out three and walking zero.
Macias led the Titans offense with one hit in three at bats.
Hill went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Cerritos in hits.