Baseball Recap: Pinecrest Academy Cadence's Losing Streak Snapped at 15 Games

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Previous 4 Games

04/28/25 - Away	19-1 W
05/01/24 - Away	6-16 L
04/29/24 - Home	7-6 W
03/18/24 - Away	3-9 L

Pinecrest Academy Cadence can bid farewell to their 15-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They blew past the Valley Vikings 19-1. The Cougars' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last ten games.

Ambrose Serna made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Camrith Fernandes and Casey White did most of the damage at the plate: Fernandes got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI, while White went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most RBI Fernandes has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Matthew Martinez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Pinecrest Academy Cadence always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Pinecrest Academy Cadence's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 2-16. As for Valley, their loss was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-14.

Pinecrest Academy Cadence will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vikings: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.