Heading into the final three games of the regular season, the Cerritos College softball team tuned up with a pair of non-conference wins over the weekend. The Falcons (33-4) defeated Chaffey College, 15-7 and then followed with a 9-1 victory over Citrus College. The team will now travel to Antelope Valley College on  Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. before finishing off their South Coast Conference schedule against the two teams that are trying to supplant them out of first place. On Thursday, the 3^rd-ranked Falcons (11-2 in SCC) will host Long Beach City College (10-3; ranked #7 in the state) and then close out the regular season hosting Mt. San Antonio College (10-3; ranked #8) next Tuesday.

    The team had their struggles against Chaffey before pulling away with an eight-run fifth inning. After getting ahead 6-4 on a bases loaded triple by sophomore shortstop Jenel Guadagno (Warren HS) in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Panthers responded with three runs of their own in the top of the fifth to regain the lead, 7-6. But Cerritos used seven hits and an error to account for their eight runs. With the bases loaded, the Falcons received run-scoring singles from sophomore first baseman Stephanie Lomeli (Montebello HS), sophomore outfielder Cecily Garcia (St. Joseph HS) and sophomore outfielder Capree Williams (Paramount HS/Bethune-Cookman University). Guadagno then drove in a run with a fielder’s choice, while freshman outfielder Jennifer Salas (California HS) and sophomore catcher Nadine Garcia (Mayfair HS) each adding two-run base hits.

    Sophomore pitcher Korrin Soldan (Katella HS), who struggled at times in the game, went on to win her 14^th game of the season without a loss. She allowed all seven runs (four earned) and shut the Panthers down in the final inning after the Falcons exploded into the lead.

    The offense continued to pound out hits, as they collected 12 more against Citrus, in winning 9-1. The Falcons broke a 1-1 tie with six runs in the top of the second inning, with freshman pitcher Liz Reveles (Mayfair HS) improving her record to 2-0, as she allowed just two hits and struck out two.

    In the second inning, both Williams and Guadagno helped break the game open with two-run singles, while Lomeli and sophomore designated hitter Charlee Cox (Warren HS) each added run-scoring base hits in the fourth inning to close out the scoring.

    With just three regular season games remaining, numerous records have already been broken. Sophomore pitcher Jessica Navarro (South Gate HS) has broken the school record for career hits (125), while she has shattered the career RBI mark with 111, with the old record being 79. Additionally, she has also broken her own record for most career home runs (22), doubles (29), runs scored (84), while as a pitcher she now holds the record for career wins (51). Navarro has also broke her single season records for most RBI (57), while Williams has the new singe-season stolen base record with 39 swipes.