Prep Roundup: April 28

Despite scoring three late runs, the Christopher softball team held off Salinas and picked up a much needed league win Thursday.
The Cougars topped Salinas 8-7 to improve to 14-6 overall and 3-4 in league play.
Nikki Villanueva picked up two RBIs off two hits with a run scored and a double. Mackenzie Holt got the ‘W’ in the circle, allowing seven runs on 10 hits while walking seven and striking out one.
Christopher grabbed an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but it was short lived. The Cowboys answered with four runs in the top of the second to lead, but the Cougars drove in the equalizer in the bottom half of the inning.
Christopher scored another in the bottom of the fourth and three more in the bottom of the fifth, which proved to be enough to win as the Cowboys would rack up three more runs over the sixth and seventh innings.
The Cougars (14-6 overall, 3-4 in league) will play at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at North Salinas. 
BASEBALL
Cougars top Santa Teresa
A big fifth inning lifted Christopher past Santa Teresa Thursday. The Cougars posted six runs in that inning en route to a 9-3 win on the road.
Stats from this game were not yet available.
Christopher outhit Santa Teresa by a narrow 10-9 margin. 
The hosts took the lead 3-0 in the bottom of the first and Christopher quickly answered with two runs in the next frame. 
The game wasn’t a league contest, but helped the Cougars improve to an overall 12-8 record. Their 7-6 league mark has them in second place in the Monterey Bay Gabilan League behind San Benito.
Christopher will be back in action at 4 p.m. Tuesday to host Monte Vista Christian.
SWIMMING
Cougars stay undefeated
The Christopher swim team—both boys and girls—remained undefeated with a sweep of Alisal on Wednesday.
The Cougar boys won 127-20, while the girls won 103-16 at home.
Natalie Garcia finished 1:45.42 faster than her Alisal opponent and 27 seconds faster than her CHS teammate in the 200-meter freestyle (2:02). Jacob Holm dominated in the boys 200m free, finishing at 1:55.76—18 second faster than the next best swimmer. Holm was also 13 seconds better than his next closest opponent in the 100m butterfly, finishing in 58.23. 
Emma Seery finished six second ahead of her next closest opponent in the girls 100m freestyle at 59.11. 
The Cougars will compete in the Monterey Bay League Diving Championships at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at CHS. They will look to defend their league title at 9 a.m. Saturday during the MBL Varsity Championships at home.
TRACK AND FIELD
Gilroy’s Ruelas, Rodriguez-Cruz shine at Alisal Invite
Gilroy’s Monica Ruelas and Jasmin Rodriguez-Cruz both picked up second place finishes in Frosh/Soph portion of the Alisal Invitational Saturday in Salinas.
Ruelas took second in the 1,600-meter run in a time of 5:53.21. She also finished fourth in the 800m in 2:45.07. Rodriguez-Cruz was second in the shot put at 30 feet 5 inches and third in the discus with a 94 foot mark. The team finished seventh. 
On the boys side, Daniel Ordaz was fifth in the 800m in 2:06.66. Kairo Barrosa was fifth in the pole vault with a 10 feet 1 inch finish. Barrosa was 13th in the 1600m with a time of 4:57.92.
Victor Sanchez finished 10th in both the shot put and discuss for Gilroy with a 35 feet 3 inch finish and 83 feet 7 inch mark, respectively. Juan Carlos Arriga rounded out competition with a seventh place finish (8 feet, 7 inches) in the pole vault to help Gilroy finish 14th.
The Gilroy boys team topped Alvarez, 79-57, during its dual meet Wednesday at home.
Sean Kaufman had three first place finishes, while Javier Alejo had two. 
Kaufman took first in the 400m dash with a time of 53.69. He was also first in the long jump with a 19 feet, 4 inch mark and the triple jump at 40 feet, 2 1/4 inches. 
Alejo took first in the 100m and 200m dashes in 11.65 and 24.23, respectively.
Emilo Chambers finished first in the shot put at 36 feet, while DeAngelo Kamber was first in the discus at 94 feet, 2 inches. Jorge Murillo took first in the high jump with a 5 feet, 4 inch mark and Kairo Barrosa was first in the pole vault at 10 feet, 6 inches.
Gilroy will compete at Monte Vista Christian in the regular season finale at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Ruelas was also stellar during Gilroy’s dual meet with Alvarez Wednesday. She took first in the 800m (2:40.91), the 1600m (6:04.36) and 3200m (13:24.44). The girls finished second to the visitors 77-55.
Rodriguez-Cruz was first in the shot put (31 feet, 3 inches) and discus (105 feet, 7 inches). Nicole Holder also had two first place finishes in the high jump (4 feet, 10 inches) and triple jump (29 feet, 10 inches). 
The girls 400 and 1600 relays finished second.
BOYS TENNIS
Cougars fall to San Benito, Alvarez
Coach Patrick McBrearty decided to mix things up for the final match of the regular season and it looks like it worked.
Christopher hung tough with San Benito, but fell 4-3 on the road Thursday. 
The No. 2 doubles team of Isaiah Rugerio and Sam Fernandez forced a third set with the Balers to win 3-6, 6-2, 10-4. It was the first win for the two freshmen tennis players.
Tom Madruga—who normally plays doubles—played in the No. 3 singles spot and won 6-4, 6-0. No. 1 singles Dominic Nguyen, normally the No. 3, also won 6-2, 7-6.
Nguyen was the lone Cougar to win at Alvarez on April 22. The No. 3 singles player forced a third set to win 6-4, 3-6, 11-9 en route to a 6-1 Christopher loss.
Six Christopher players will compete in the MBL Tournament at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Salinas. 
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Christopher swept by Alisal
The Christopher boys volleyball team fell into second place in the MBL after being swept 3-0 by Alisal Thursday at home. It was the first time all season Christopher had lost by a 3-0 margin.
Stats and scoring from this game were not yet available.
The Cougars will look to rebound when they host Gilroy at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
LACROSSE
Aragon edges Christopher
Christopher held a one goal lead over Aragon heading into the final quarter Saturday. Unfortunately for the Cougars, they were outscored 4-2 by the hosts in the fourth and lost 10-9.
Stats from this game were not yet available.
Both teams scored three in the first and another in the second to be locked in a 4-4 tie heading into the third quarter.
Christopher (2-9 overall, 1-6 in league) will host Watsonville at 4 p.m. Thursday.

CHRISTOPHER
Baseball
4/29 vs. Monte Vista Christian, 4 p.m.
5/3 at Leigh High School, Noon
Boys Golf
4/28 MBL finals at Salinas Golf and Country Club, 1 p.m.
Boys Tennis
4/29 MBL Tournament at Salinas H.S., 1 p.m.
Boys Volleyball
4/29 vs. Gilroy, 6:30 p.m. — home finale, Senior Night
5/1 at San Benito, 6:30 p.m. — regular season finale
Gymnastics
5/2 vs. Tracy, Kimball, West, St. Francis, Burlingame and Mercy, 6 p.m.
Lacrosse
5/1 vs. Watsonville, 4 p.m.
Softball
4/29 at North Salinas, 4:30 p.m.
5/1 at Valley Christian-San Jose, 4 p.m.
Swimming
4/30 at MBL Diving Championships, home, 3:30 p.m.
5/3 at MBL Varsity Championships, home, 9 a.m.
Track and Field
5/1 vs. North Salinas, 3:30 p.m. — regular season finale

GILROY
Baseball
4/29 at Palma, 4 p.m.
5/2 at Monterey, 4 p.m.
Badminton
4/29 vs. Willow Glen, 4 p.m.
5/1 at Live Oak, 4 p.m.
Boys Golf
4/28 at MBL Finals, Salinas GCC, 1 p.m.
Boys Volleyball
4/29 at Christopher, 6:30 p.m.
5/1 vs. Palma, 6:30 p.m. — regular season finale, Senior Night
Gymnastics
5/2 vs. Tracy, Kimball, West, St. Francis, Burlingame and Mercy, 6 p.m.
Softball
4/29 vs. Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m.
5/1 vs. Seaside, 4:30 p.m.
Swimming
4/30 at MBL Diving Championships, CHS, 3:30 p.m.
5/3 at MBL Varsity Championships, CHS, 9 a.m.
Track and Field
5/1 at Monte Vista Christian, 3:30 p.m. — regular season finale