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Livingston, LB pound Central Valley
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Central Valley High School's varsity baseball team snapped a six-game losing streak when it upset Ceres High School twice in league play.

The Hawks struggled mightily against Livingston and Los Banos this past week. The Wolves and Tigers both won by the mercy rule as Central Valley totaled six errors.

The Hawk dropped to 8-12 on the year and 4-8 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Visiting Central Valley fell 13-3 to fourth-place Livingston last Thursday.

The Wolves (9-11, 5-7) scored 10 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Hawks committed three errors.

Jeremy Lasater, Central Valley' starting pitcher, garnered a no-decision.

The southpaw allowed three runs and two hits with three strikeouts in 22/3 innings.

The Hawks collected eight hits on offense.

Scott Myatt batted 3-for-3 with one double and one run.

Frank Hernandez batted 2-for-2 with one double and two RBIs.

Chris Moscozo batted 1-for-2 with one RBI and one run.

Second-place Los Banos posted a 12-0 victory over Central Valley on Wednesday in Ceres.

The Tigers (13-6, 9-3) scored seven runs in the final inning.

Moscozo was the losing pitcher. He gave up five earned runs, scattered 10 hits and tallied one strikeout over four innings.

Chris accounted for one of Central Valley's five hits on offense.

Myatt, Hernandez, Ruben Casas and Shaun Chisholm also singled.