Although the Cerritos College softball team is 11-1 and currently in first place of the SCC, there is no way it can feel comfortable after the roller coaster month of March it had.
Once again, the young Falcon squad was put in a position to prove it is a worthy team.
The Falcons responded with a close 4-3 victory over Pasadena on Thursday after dropping four of the last six including a three-game skid.
Fresh off winning seven in a row and leading the ranks in the latest poll, the Falcons lost three in a row including the third loss handed by rival Mt. San Antonio, 9-4, on March 24.
The loss to Mt. SAC marked the first SCC loss for the Falcons and split the season series so far between both schools, 1-1.
It seemed as if Cerritos ran out of steam after it was demolishing teams by more than nine runs.
After losing to Mt. SAC, Cerritos responded like it has done all season, by killing its opponent, beating El Camino, 15-2.
Cerritos did something else it has done all season: Lose the close game. Following the blowout, Cerritos suffered a one-run loss to Riverside, 2-1.
But knowing the young zealous crew, it shut-out its next opponent, 10-0.
Because of the pattern the Falcons were falling into, the 4-3 result between Cerritos and Pasadena City on Thursday was most likely going in the favor of PCC.
However the Falcons are maturing and it is evident as they were the ones that walked away with a rare one-run victory.
Perhaps the Falcons needed the wake-up call to help them realize that they can't beat every team by nine.
The performance by Cerritos in the month of April will determine how well-prepared the Falcons really are for the Southern California Regionals.
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