Baseball Preview: Monache Marauders vs. El Diamante Miners
Monache is 0-6 against El Diamante since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Monache Marauders will be staying on the road to face off against the El Diamante Miners at 4:30 p.m. El Diamante took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Monache, who comes in off a win.
Monache gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Golden West.
Monache's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mathew Rivas, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Ty Baxter was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, El Diamante came up short against Redwood on Wednesday and fell 6-2. El Diamante has struggled against Redwood recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Elijah Contreras was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Monache now has a winning record of 12-11-1. As for El Diamante, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Monache came up short against El Diamante when the teams last played back in March, falling 9-6. Can Monache avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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