Softball Game Preview: Diamond Ranch Panthers vs. Don Lugo Conquistadores

For the second straight game, Diamond Ranch will face off against Don Lugo. The Panthers will head out to square off against the Conquistadores at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Diamond Ranch is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.

Diamond Ranch will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Don Lugo, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Panthers came out on top against the Conquistadores by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday.

Izel Avalos

Batters Struck Out

04/23/25 vs Don Lugo	8
04/18/25 vs Chaffey	5
04/11/25 vs Ontario	7
04/09/25 @ Ontario	6
04/02/25 vs Chino	3
+ 2 more games

Izel Avalos made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games she's played.

In other batting news, Elena Rodriguez and Liset Renteria did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, while Renteria went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Diamond Ranch's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Don Lugo, their defeat ended a 13-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-4-1.