Softball Preview: Diamond Ranch Panthers vs. West Covina Bulldogs
Diamond Ranch is 10-0 against West Covina since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Diamond Ranch Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the West Covina Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Diamond Ranch suffered a tough 17-4 defeat at the hands of Charter Oak. Diamond Ranch has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Diamond Ranch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izel Avalos, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Avalos has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, West Covina was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-4 walloping at the hands of San Dimas.
Diamond Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for West Covina, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Diamond Ranch took their win against West Covina when the teams last played on March 13th by a conclusive 14-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Diamond Ranch 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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