Preview: El Diamante Miners vs. de Toledo Jaguars
The El Diamante Miners will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the de Toledo Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. El Diamante will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
El Diamante scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Kennedy as El Diamante made off with a 14-2 win.
Kevin Baldwin spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Caleb Silva was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Troy Loftin was another key contributor, going 1-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, de Toledo came tearing into Monday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 8-3. Eight seems to be a good number for de Toledo as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Zander Friedman, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadyn McCafferty, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
The win got El Diamante back to even at 7-7. As for de Toledo, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season.
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