Softball Preview: El Diamante Miners vs. Golden West Trailblazers
El Diamante is 9-1 against Golden West since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The El Diamante Miners will head out on the road to face off against the Golden West Trailblazers at 4:30 p.m. El Diamante is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
El Diamante stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over Porterville. The win made it back-to-back victories for El Diamante.
Jorja Moreno was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Moreno has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Moreno was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ashley Espino and Mikayla Moreno did most of the damage at the plate: Espino went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Moreno went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Alexis Ruvalcaba, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Golden West was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of Redwood by a score of 4-2. Golden West has not had much luck with Redwood recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Golden West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aniyah Venegas, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
El Diamante has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Golden West, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. El Diamante hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .352. However, it's not like Golden West struggles in that department as they've averaged .353. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
El Diamante skirted past Golden West 6-4 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Diamante since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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